Seafood Paella

Cut the monkfish into large chunks then slice the squid.

Seafood paella. The seafood and chorizo. Heat half of the olive oil in a large paella pan over a medium heat and cook the peppers for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the rice and cook for 30 secs to toast. If you ve ever been intimated by making paella this tutorial is all you need to get going.

It is perfect for easy entertaining. Wash the mussels and clams thoroughly discarding any that remain open when tapped. To make the paella deseed and roughly chop the peppers. This saffron infused easy seafood paella with shrimp and lobster is a simpler take on the traditional beloved spanish dish with fewer ingredients and no special pan it will deliver the wow factor on all level but you don t need to wait for a special occasion to make it.

Chorizo can be a controversial add in and not all spanish cooks agree that it belongs in paella so skip it if you like. I chose shrimp clams and mussels for this seafood version of paella and spanish dry cured chorizo for its smoky meaty flavor. Paella is a classic spanish dish of rice cooked with shellfish and seasoned with saffron. Apart from beautifully fresh fish shrimp squid mussels and clams the real treasure of seafood paella is the rice.