Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, seafood paella. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
I chose shrimp, clams, and mussels for this seafood version of paella, and Spanish dry-cured chorizo for its smoky, meaty flavor. Chorizo can be a controversial add-in and not all Spanish cooks agree that it belongs in paella, so skip it if you like. Heat olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over high heat.
Seafood Paella is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Seafood Paella is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have seafood paella using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Seafood Paella:
- Make ready 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Prepare 3 medium sized tomatoes
- Get 1 red bell pepper
- Take 1 medium white onion
- Get 2 cloves garlic
- Prepare 1 TSP paprika
- Make ready 1/2 TSP black pepper
- Prepare 1 pinch saffron
- Prepare 1/2 TSP salt
- Take 1 pinch allspice
- Prepare 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Make ready 200-250 grams frozen green beans
- Prepare fish bone broth
- Take 3 cups short grain rice
- Take 100 grams each of mussels, large shrimp and calamari rings
- Prepare 500 grams grilled sea bass meat
This simple seafood paella is sure to be a hit! The mark of any decent paella is the socarrat. This is the dramatic seafood paella that looks stunning, with crustaceans and shellfish. You can vary the quantities of seafood and also use crab, crayfish, or lobster (boil them separately).
Instructions to make Seafood Paella:
- Boil the fish bones with leftover veggies in 2.5 liters of water for 2-3 hours.
- Chop the tomatoes, pepper and onions. Mash the garlic cloves.
- Fry the onions in olive oil. Then add the garlic. Add the spices and the salt. Add the tomatoes and red pepper. Add the tomato paste and dissolve if needed with some water. Finally add the green beans.
- Cook the sauce for at least 30 minutes till it is thick.
- Wash the rice in water and discard the water. Repeat until the washing water is clear.
- Add the rice to the sauce and mix well.
- Spread the rice evenly in a paella pan. Add on top the fish, mussel, calamari rings and shrimp.
- Pour the fish broth over the seafood. Cover the pan.
- Cook in a 180 degrees C oven for about an hour. Halfway through the process uncover the pan.
- Enjoy!
If you've ever been intimated by making paella, this tutorial is all you need to get going! This saffron-infused easy seafood paella with shrimp and lobster is a simpler take on the traditional beloved Spanish dish with fewer ingredients and no special pan. It will deliver the WOW factor on all level, but you don't need to wait for a special occasion to make it! Return the prawns to the fridge. To make the stock, heat the oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat and add the onion, tomatoes, garlic, and reserved prawn shells and heads.
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