Recipe for Spanish Seafood Paella

A Spanish rice dish cooked in a wide pan with saffron, shrimp, mussels, and squid.

Ingredients

Base

• 300 grams bomba rice
• 1 Liter fish stock
• 1 gram saffron
• 60 milliliters olive oil

Vegetables

• 1 onion
• 1 red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 100 grams peas

Seafood

• 200 grams shrimp
• 200 grams mussels
• 200 grams squid rings

Preparation

Base

1. Sauté the onion and pepper in the paella pan until soft
2. Add the garlic and rice then toast for two minutes while stirring
3. Pour in the hot fish stock mixed with the saffron threads

Cooking

1. Simmer the rice without stirring for fifteen minutes on a medium heat
2. Press the shrimp, mussels, and squid into the top of the rice
3. Cook for another ten minutes until the seafood is fully done now

Finish

1. Add the peas during the last five minutes of the cooking process
2. Let the paella rest for five minutes to develop the bottom crust
3. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve the hot pan to the table

Tips

• Do not stir the rice once the stock is added for crust
• The bottom crust is the most prized part of a paella
• Use a wide and shallow pan to ensure even rice cooking results