Spanish Paella - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3/4 cup white wine
    1 lb mussels, cleaned, open or damaged shells discarded
    2 tbsp olive oil
    1 1/4 lb chicken breast, skin-on, deboned and diced
    1 None onion, peeled and finely diced
    2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely diced
    2 None red bell peppers, deseeded and sliced
    8.75 oz paella rice
    3/4 cup orange juice
    2 cups vegetable stock
    1 lb mixed frozen seafood, thawed
    1 lb cherry tomatoes
    2 pinches saffron
    1 lb fish fillet (such as swordfish or hake), cubed
    4 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, to garnish
Preparation
    Bring wine to a boil, season then add mussels, cover and simmer for 6-8 mins, until shells open. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Discard any unopened shells.
    Heat oil in a large heavy-bottomed pan, season chicken then sear. Remove from pan. Lower heat, add onion and garlic and sweat until softened. Add pepper and cook for 2 mins. Add rice, orange juice, vegetable stock and reserved mussel liquid. Add thawed seafood, tomatoes and saffron. Season and add a pinch of sugar. Add chicken and fish, cover with foil and cook over low heat for 20-25 mins. Remove foil, add mussels and heat through. Sprinkle with parsley.

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