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North African Paella

Name: North African Paella
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 95 min
Total time: 127 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 0.25 cups olive oil; 1 onion , chopped; 1 roasted red pepper , chopped; 2 cloves garlic , chopped; 3 vine-ripened tomatoes , chopped; 1 , 8 ounce; 5 ounces merguez sausage , cut into pieces; 6 cups vegetable broth , divided; 0.5 cups white wine; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 12 shrimp , shelled and deveined; 12 mussels , cleaned and debearded; 2 , 5.8 ounce

Total Time

2h 7m

32m prep · 95m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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A twist on the classic Spanish dish. It uses merguez, couscous, and cumin to give a uniquely Middle Eastern/North African flavor.

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Ingredients

0.25 cups olive oil
1 onion , chopped
1 roasted red pepper , chopped
2 cloves garlic , chopped
3 vine-ripened tomatoes , chopped
1 , 8 ounce
5 ounces merguez sausage , cut into pieces
6 cups vegetable broth , divided
0.5 cups white wine
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and ground black pepper to taste
12 shrimp , shelled and deveined
12 mussels , cleaned and debearded
2 , 5.8 ounce

Instructions

1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, roasted red pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, salmon fillet, and merguez sausage; cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
2

Pour 2 1/2 cups broth and white wine into the pot. Season stew with cumin, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir in shrimp; simmer until opaque, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add mussels; cover and let stand until mussels open, about 5 minutes.
3

Bring remaining 3 1/2 cups broth to a boil in a separate pot. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat and let stand until couscous absorbs broth, about 5 minutes.
4

Serve couscous in shallow bowls; ladle stew on top.