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Seafood Paella

Method

  1. 1
    Heat a paella pan until hot, then add half the oil.
  2. 2
    Add the chorizo and cook for 3 minutes or until the fat is rendered and it is slightly browned. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Leave oil in the pan.
  3. 3
    Add half the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  4. 4
    Add the smoked paprika and cook for 20 seconds.
  5. 5
    Add the prawns, season, and cook for 3 minutes. The prawns must not be cooked through. Transfer to the same plate as the chorizo and cover to keep warm.
  6. 6
    In the same paella pan, add the remaining oil and the onion and cook for 2 minutes.
  7. 7
    Add the remaining garlic and red capsicum and cook for 2 minutes. Add he tomato paste and stir until the ingredients are mixed well.
  8. 8
    Add the tomato purée and fish stock, season and bring to the boil. reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
  9. 9
    Sprinkle the rice over the simmering stock, cover with a lid and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, uninterrupted, for 20 minutes. Do not stir the pan until the rice is cooked.
  10. 10
    Add the mussels returning the lid to the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Return the chorizo and half-cooked prawns to the pan and continue cooking for a further 5 minutes. This allows the seafood to steam nicely. Remove from heat.

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Ingredients

  • 1

    • 45 ml Canola Oil

    • 1 Chorizo sausage (sliced)

    • 4 cloves Garlic (crushed)

    • 5 g Smoked Paprika

    • 500 g Prawns with tails (de-veined and cleaned)

    • Sea Salt

    • freshy ground Black Pepper

    • 1 small Onion (finely chopped)

    • 1 Red Capsicum (diced)

    • 15 ml Tomato Paste

    • 80 ml Tomato Purée

    • 625 ml Fish Stock

    • 310 g Arborio rice

    • 12 Mussels (debearded and cleaned thoroughly)

    • Flat-leaf Parsley leaves (chopped)

    • 2 Lemons (cut into wedges and seeds removed)

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Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella

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Siba Mtongana

Cooking

45 min

Overall

1 hr 5 min

Ready by

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Level

1 out of 5 difficulty

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