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Seafood Paella by Domonique McRae, Solicitor, Employment Team, SA Law

Seafood Paella by Domonique McRae, Solicitor, Employment Team, SA Law

Having spent some time growing up in Spain I have tinkered with a variety of traditional recipes to create a dish which is not only really simple to make but is also really tasty.

Whilst I would recommend using a seafood selection which contains mussels, prawns and squid; this can be varied to suit individual tastes.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30-40 minutes

Serves 4

Serve with fresh bread and aioli ( for a quick homemade accompaniment just add crushed garlic and lemon juice to mayonnaise)

For the truly adventurous, swap the chorizo for rabbit and the seafood for snails!

Ingredients

400g paella rice
300g cooked seafood selection
100g chorizo, diced
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
1 green pepper, diced
2 tomatoes, diced
1 pint hot vegetable stock with 1 clove added
1 splash white wine
1 tsp paprika
2 pinches saffron
1 tsp dried parsley
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbs olive oil
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Instructions

Step 1
Heat the oil in a paella (or other non-stick) pan and gently fry the onion with the garlic until soft. Add the chorizo and fry for a few minutes before adding the pepper and tomatoes and frying for a further two minutes or until the pepper begins to soften.
Step 2
Add a splash of white wine and continue to fry until the liquid has been absorbed before removing the ingredients from the pan and setting them to one side.
Step 3
place the paella rice, paprika and saffron in the pan and fry for 2 minutes before adding enough vegetable to cover the rice.
Step 4
Add more vegetable stock only once the liquid has been absorbed, stirring occasionally, and repeat as required until the rice is cooked through.
Step 5
Add the vegetable and chorizo mix to the rice and stir through before adding your chosen seafood selection.
Step 6
Stir the parsley through the paella and cook over a medium heat for a further 5 minutes.
Step 7
Takeoff the heat and add lemon wedges as a garnish before serving.