This seafood paella with lots of shellfish is a tasty Spanish dish you must try!
Prep
30 min
Cook
74 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
20 mussels
, cleaned and debearded
10 large shrimp
2 large squid
, cleaned and sliced into rings
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds boneless
, skinless chicken pieces cut into chunks
3 cloves garlic
, chopped
1 red bell pepper
, sliced
2 tomatoes
, cubed
3 cups long-grain white rice
1 pinch saffron
1 teaspoon paprika
1 cup green peas
Instructions
1
Bring a pot of lightly salted water to the boil: add mussels and cook until they open. Drain, and discard any unopened mussels. Boil shrimp and squid in a separate pot of lightly salted water, until opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid.
2
Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces; cook and stir until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
3
Place garlic, bell pepper, and tomato cubes into the skillet; cook and stir until softened, about 3 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, bring fish stock and 3 cups salted water to a boil; mix in 3 cups rice, saffron, and paprika. Bring to a boil again, cover, and reduce heat; simmer until rice is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
5
Stir peas into the rice. Pour rice mixture into a large serving dish. Arrange cooked vegetables, chicken, and shellfish around rice. Serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
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