Paella
Ingredients 1/2 Cup white wine 1 small red onion, chopped 16 black mussels, cleaned 1/2 Cup olive oil 1 small chicken breast fillet, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 streaky bacon rasher, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 small red capsicum (pepper) finely chopped 1/2 small red onion, extra, finely chopped 1 ripe tomato, peeled and chopped 90 g chorizo, thinly sliced pinch of cayenne pepper 1 Cup paella or short-grain rice 1/4 Teaspoon saffron threads 2 Cups chicken stock, heated 1/2 Cup fresh or frozen peas 12 green prawns(uncooked), peeled and deveined 100 g squid, cleaned and cut into rings 100 g skinless blue-eye cod fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
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Directions
Fish substitution
ling, mahi mahi, monkfish
Heat the wine and onion in a large saucepan. Add the mussels, cover with a lid and gently shake the pan for 4-5 minutes
over high heat. After 3 minutes, start removing opened mussels from the pan and set aside. At the end of 5 minutes,
discard any unopened mussels. Reserve the cooking liquid.
Heat half the oil in a large frying pan. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, then cook the chicken for 5 minutes, or until
golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside. Heat the remaining oil in the pan, add the bacon, garlic, capsicum and
extra red onion and cook for 5 minutes, or until the onion is softened but not browned. Add the tomato, chorizo and cayenne
pepper. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir in the reserved cooking liquid, then add the rice and mix well.
Soak the saffron threads in 125 ml (1/2 cup) of the hot stock, then add it, along with the remaining stock, to the rice and
mix well. Bring slowly to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, without stirring.
Put the peas, chicken, prawns, squid and fish on top of the rice. Using a wooden spoon, push pieces of the seafood into
the rice, cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the seafood is cooked. Add the
mussels for the last 5 minutes to heat through. If the rice is not quite cooked, add a little extra stock and cook for a few
more minutes. Leave to rest for 5 minutes, then sprinkle with parsley and serve.
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