The perfect dish to share with family and friends alongside a cold glass of crisp white wine
Seafood and Chorizo Paella
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 150 g diced chorizo
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 small red pepper, deseeded and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 250 g paella rice
- 1 pinch of saffron
- 3 pinches of paprika
- 750 ml hot chicken or vegetable stock
- 175 g raw prawns, shells on
- 200 g firm white fish such as haddock loin fillet, cut into chunks
- 200 g fresh mussels, scrubbed, beards removed
- 1 handful of flat-leaf parsley leaves
- lemon wedges, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan, brown the chorizo, then transfer it to a plate.
- Soften the onion and pepper in the oil for 5 minutes, then stir in the garlic and cook for a few minutes. Stir in the rice, saffron, paprika, chorizo and a little salt.
- Pour in the stock, stir and leave the rice to cook gently, without a lid, for 20 minutes.
- Push the prawns into the rice; scatter over the fish and mussels. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Leave to rest for 10 minutes, or until the seafood and fish are cooked; discard any mussels that don’t open. Serve with the parsley and lemon wedges.