Mixed Seafood & Meat Paella - Recipe

Colourful dish with a distinctive sweet-smoked flavour

• Classic dish using both seafood and meat.
• One pot meal that takes around an hour to cook.
• Uses ready cooked seafood for ease and speed.
• Makes enough for 4-6 people.

Ingredients    Organic Short Grain Brown Rice (1kg) - Sussex WholeFoods 400g Short Grain Brown Rice    Chicken Stock Cubes - Very Low Salt, Organic 48g (Kallo) 1 Kallo Reduced Salt Chicken Stock Cube    Pure Spanish Saffron 1g (Hampshire Foods) 1 heaped tsp Saffron    Hampshire Foods Oregano 50g 1 tsp Oregano    Hampshire Foods Spanish Smoked Paprika 50g 1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika

Other Ingredients

• 1½ Litres of boiling water.
• 100g Frozen Petit Pois
• Medium Green Pepper
• Medium Red Pepper
• 2 large Banana Shallots
• 3 Cloves of Garlic
• 250g of Chicken Breast, skin removed.
• 60g of Chorizo, sliced.
• 150g of Squid rings, ready cooked.
• 225g of Mixed Seafood, ready cooked.
• 65g of King Prawns/Large Prawns with Heads on, ready cooked.

Method

1. Finely chop the garlic, shallots and peppers or alternatively pulse them in a food processor.
2. Add these to a warm sautee pan (or paella pan if you have one) with Olive Oil. Gently fry until they have softened and become slightly translucent.
3. Add the Smoked Paprika, Oregano and Saffron. Stir briefly.
4. Dissolve the stock cube in 500ml of boiling water and add to the pan.
5. Sprinkle the rice into the pan and stir. Place a lid on top and gently simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Chop the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and add to the paella pan. Give the mixture a quick stir and add a little water.
7. Then cover again and allow to simmer for a further 20-25 minutes or until the rice is nearly cooked. You can continue to add water to the pan, but not too much as you want the sauce to reduce and concentrate.
8. Add the frozen Petit Pois and the Chorizo. Continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Then add all the seafood stirring it all in well. Put the lid back on and steam for a further 10 minutes.
9. Serve straight away with wedges of fresh lemon, crusty bread and garlic mayonnaise (alioli).