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Seafood Paella

URL: https://www.africanbites.com/seafood-paella/

Ingredients

The base

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup yellow onion, diced
  • ¾ - 1 cup bell pepper, diced and sliced
  • 1 teaspoon thyme, diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 15 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • cups seafood broth or water
  • cups arborio rice
  • ½ teaspoon saffron threads
  • ¾ cup frozen peas, thawed

The protein

  • 6 ounces dried chorizo sausage, sliced
  • 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ½ pound black mussels

Garnish

  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 lemon sliced

Seasoning

  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium-high heat and sauté chorizo until browned, then set aside.
  2. Sauté garlic, onion, bell pepper, thyme, bay leaf, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper until softened.
  3. Add white wine and let it evaporate, then add crushed tomatoes and seafood broth, bringing it to a boil.
  4. Stir in the rice and saffron, lower the heat, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
  5. Return chorizo and add thawed peas, then layer the seafood on top with mussels facing up.
  6. Cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes, then flip shrimp and cook for another 5-10 minutes until done.
  7. Remove from heat, garnish with parsley and serve with lemon slices.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
6
Calories
508
Total fat
16g
Total carbohydrates
55g
Total protein
31g
Sodium
1113mg
Cholesterol
214mg

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