Seafood Paella
Seafood Paella
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 455
- Total Fat
- 9
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 60
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 6
- Protein
- 29
- Cholesterol
- 143
- Sodium
- 1021
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Active: 55 min
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 455
- Total Fat
- 9
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 60
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 6
- Protein
- 29
- Cholesterol
- 143
- Sodium
- 1021
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Active: 55 min
Ingredients
1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pound large shrimp (21/25 count), peeled and deveined, tail on
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
3 roasted red peppers, cut into small dice
1 yellow onion, cut into small dice
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon cumin
3 cups paella rice
1 cup dry white wine
One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
4 cups chicken stock, warm
12 littleneck clams, scrubbed
12 mussels, cleaned
3 lobster tails, halved lengthwise
1/2 cup frozen sweet peas, thawed
Lemon wedges, for serving
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine the saffron and lemon juice in a small bowl and crush the threads with the back of a spoon until the mixture turns bright yellow. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Toss the shrimp with 1 teaspoon of the smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When hot, add the roasted peppers, onion, parsley and bay leaf. Saute until the onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin and the remaining 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; saute until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add the rice and toast until slightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pour in the wine, scrapping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook, stirring, until the wine is fully absorbed. Pour in the tomatoes, stock, saffron mixture, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; stir until combined. Bring to a simmer, then nestle the clams into the rice. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes. Add the mussels, shrimp and lobster. Cover and transfer to the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until the clams and mussels are opened.
- Place the pot back on the stovetop over medium-high heat. Add the peas. Cook until the bottom of the rice forms a crust, about 5 minutes. Serve the paella with lemon wedges.
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JSals
Never used a Dutch oven for this dish before. The flavors were perfect and the whole fam loved it. Only issues I had were when the rice cooked, it was too full for my Dutch oven and the seafood. I had to scoop out about a bowl full to add the seafood in the last step so I could close the lid. I would do 2- 2.5 cups rice next time instead. Also, the 4 c. chicken broth didn't fit (too much liquid) and I preferred the 28 oz. tomatoes as my liquid so it was only 2 c. broth. I'm questioning if my Dutch oven is smaller than Tia's? I thought they were all standard size?....lastly, watch your lobster. 25 min in the oven really dried mine out. I feel like I should add it last like 10 before the end of the cook next time to keep it juicy and maybe bury it in the rice more. Overall, I really liked this recipe!
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