Rice with Shrimp and Mussels (Paella)
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation
Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 onion (finely diced)
- 1 garlic clove (finely diced)
- 2 red Bell pepper
- 2 Tomatoes
- 200 grams frozen Peas
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 200 grams Paella rice
- 400 milliliters Chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sm can Saffron
- 250 grams shrimp (ready to cook)
- 800 grams mussels
Preparation steps
1.
Blanch the tomatoes, peel, quarter, remove seeds and chop.
2.
Rinse the bell peppers, trim, remove the seeds and cut into strips.
3.
Rinse shrimp tails and shells and clean mussels if necessary.
4.
Sauté the onions in hot oil. Add the chopped garlic, bell peppers, tomatoes and peas. Sauté and season with salt and pepper.
5.
Sprinkle in the rice and fold in gently. Pour in broth and add the bay leaf and saffron (dissolved in a small amount of water). Cook the paella without stirring.
6.
Reduce heat and simmer 25-30 minutes, uncovered.
7.
Add the seafood 10 minutes before the end of the rice cooking time and let simmer. Remove from the heat, season to taste and serve. (The liquid should be fully absorbed.)
