It's a beginning of spring season now and soon there will be flowers popping up everywhere. The weather has been very good and pleasant over the past few days, winter almost over and no more ice in the car every morning. J'adore le printemps!
Alors, let's talk food now. Paella, Spain's most famous dish, a good food and colorful one dish meal that people want to eat a lot. I made this dish many time even during my holiday in my hometown and sure my family liked paella too.
There are many versions of paella recipe and this one is just a simple seafood paella or paella de marisco which is contains a mix of fish, squids, prawns, clams and mussels.
One big pan of paella for my big family in my hometown
SEAFOOD PAELLA
Recipe for 3-4 people
Ingredients:
1 onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 red bell pepper, sliced
2 cups grain rice, washed
4 cups water or chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, soaked with 1/4 cup water for 1-2 hours
1 tablespoon saffron powder
200g squids
200g prawns
200g fish
200g mix frozen seafood
1 cup frozen green peas
Salt to taste
Olive oil
METHOD:
- Heat little olive oil in paella pan or work and sauté onion until soft and add tomatoes.
- Add bell pepper and squids, stir for a few minutes.
- Add the rice, and stir thoroughly until the rice coat with other ingredients.
- Slowly pour water, saffron threads and saffron powder until all ingredients are all cover.
- Arrange the other seafoods and spreading out evenly around the pan. Salt to taste.
- Simmer in a medium heat, and once the rice is almost cooked, sprinkle peas over the top.
- When rice is cooked, remove from heat and let paella rest for a few minutes.
- Slice lemons and serve alongside paella.
Bon appétit!
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