Catalan Seafood Paella

Name: Catalan Seafood Paella
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 400g Calasparra or bomba rice; 400g raw prawns, shell-on; 400g mussels, cleaned; 300g cleaned squid rings; 1L fish stock; 1 tsp saffron in 2 tbsp warm water; 1 large onion, diced; 1 red capsicum, diced; 4 ripe tomatoes, grated; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 6 tbsp olive oil; lemon wedges to serve

Valencian-style paella with prawns, mussels, squid and saffron rice. Resisting the urge to stir once the rice and stock go in lets the bottom layer caramelise into the prized crispy socarrat instead of turning into a stirred risotto.

Total time

55 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Spanish

gluten-free

Ingredients

400gCalasparra or bomba rice

400graw prawns, shell-on

400gmussels, cleaned

300gcleaned squid rings

1Lfish stock

1 tspsaffron in 2 tbsp warm water

1large onion, diced

1red capsicum, diced

4ripe tomatoes, grated

4 clovesgarlic

1 tspsmoked paprika

6 tbspolive oil

lemon wedgesto serve

Instructions

Heat oil in a large paella pan.

Fry squid and prawns briefly. Remove.

Fry onion, capsicum and garlic 8 minutes.

Add tomato, paprika and cook 5 minutes.

Add rice, stir to coat. Add stock and saffron.

Arrange seafood on top. Do NOT stir.

Cook on medium 20 minutes.

Rest 5 minutes covered with a tea towel.

Serve with lemon.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

512

Protein

51.7g

Fat

25.9g

Carbs

19g

Fiber

2.8g

Sodium

1440mg

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