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Taste of Sunshine Paella

Recipe

A traditional Spanish mixed paella

Serves: 4 people | Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Spanish

Ingredients

  • 1 small Onion, chopped
  • 300g Paella Rice
  • 2 tsp Paprika
  • 400g Tin Chopped Tomatoes
  • 2 Chicken Stock Cubes
  • Salt and Black Pepper
  • 1 Sweet Pointed Pepper, deseeded and chopped finely
  • 1 120g tin Calamari in Tomato Sauce
  • 1 120g tin Squid in Olive Oil
  • 100g Spanish Spicy Chorizo Sausage, sliced
  • 150g pack King Prawns
  • 450g pack Mussels with White Wine Sauce
  • 50g Black Olives
  • 100g Frozen Peas
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 5g Fresh Parsley, chopped
  • 30ml Olive Oil
  • 800ml boiling water

Method

  1. Dissolve the stock cubes in the boiling water
  2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan or paella pan
  3. Add the onion, stir well and cook for a couple of minutes
  4. Add the rice and the paprika and stir well
  5. Then add the chopped tomatoes and the chicken stock
  6. Season with some salt and black pepper
  7. Cook uncovered for about 15-20 minutes – stirring as you cook, then add the pepper
  8. Add the calamari and the squid to the rice, including the oil and tomato sauce
  9. Add the sliced chorizo, the prawns, mussels (including the white wine sauce), the black olives and the peas
  10. Mix well and make sure all the seafood is hot
  11. Squeeze over the lemon juice
  12. Sprinkle over the parsley and serve