SEAFOOD PAELLA RECIPE #seafoodpaella #paella #paellarecipes #dinnerideas #food

If you’re hosting dinner or a garden party this summer, seafood paella is the dish you need to make to wow your guests. First thing you need to do is to make your soprito. I’ll put all the ingredients in the caption. In your pan, add in your olive oil. Then go in with your chopped onion. Just going to fry this for about 30 seconds. And then go in with your minced garlic and your herbs. I used some fresh rosemary and thyme. And I also added a teaspoon of my aromatic spice blend. You can get that from my website. Once all your aromatics are well infused, go in with your chopped red peppers and your tomato puree. Make sure you season to taste with some salt, some pepper, and some seasoning cubes as well before you go in with your grated tomato. Now, cover the pot and let that simmer on low heat while you get your shellfish ready. In a fresh pot, add in some olive oil, some onion, garlic, and some herbs. And then go in with your shellfish. I use some muscles, and some clams. Make sure you clean this thoroughly before you start cooking it. Now, go ahead and add in a good amount of white wine. Cover the pot and just let that cook for about 5 to 6 minutes. You don’t want to overcook your shellfish. I’ll be using the broth to cook the rice later on. So once everything is cooked, just remove the fish and add some water and cook it for another 10 to 15 minutes. I’m also using some king prawns in this recipe. So I removed the shells, added it to the broth to give it that extra flavor. Now that my sofrito is done, I kept about 80% to the side and then I used the rest to cook my prawns and my squid. Whilst that’s cooking, I went ahead to prep my shellfish and I tossed the shells because I don’t actually need them. I kept a few shells just to garnish. Now, we also need some saffron for this recipe and that’s super easy to prep. Just add in some hot water and let that infuse. Now, we’re on to the fun part, which is just combining everything together. Pop your paella pan on the fire. Add in your soprito, some smoked paprika, season to taste. Of course, go in with your saffron. And now we just want to layer on all the rice. Make sure you’re using paella rice, which is usually bombar rice. I don’t think you can use any regular rice. It just isn’t the same. Mix in the rice thoroughly because once you add the broth, you can’t touch the rice. Do not touch the rice. And make sure you cook this on low heat as well, just to allow the steam to cook the rice properly. I also covered mine with some foil. And after about 20 25 minutes, it was all done. And that’s basically it. It’s all ready. I just went in with all my seafood on top of the rice just to make it look very pretty. It just looks very grand and fabulous in the middle of your dinner table. I made this at my last dinner party and everybody ate it up. It was so good. It’s definitely the recipe to try this summer. Try it and let me know what you think. Bye.