Spicy Saffron Seafood Rice — Spanish Seafood Paella with Portuguese Piri-Piri — Piri-Piri Seafood Paella
Spanish seafood paella of saffron-golden rice with prawns and mussels, crisped into a socarrat base and finished with a glossy Portuguese piri-piri chilli drizzle and fresh parsley.
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Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
For 2 servings
Instructions
Prep
Scrub the mussels and peel the prawns. Dice the onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Mince the garlic. Crush saffron into warm stock.
Sweat
Soften the onions, peppers, and garlic in 6 tbsp olive oil over medium heat for 5 minutes until soft, sweet, and deeply fragrant.
Toast
Stir in the paella rice and tomatoes over medium heat for 2 minutes until the grains turn glossy and fully coated.
Simmer
Pour in the saffron stock over low heat for 16 minutes until the rice drinks up most of the liquid below.
Steam
Nestle the prawns and mussels in over medium heat for 5 minutes until the shells open and the prawns turn bright pink.
Crisp
Cook over high heat for 2 minutes until the rice base sets into a toasted golden socarrat crust beneath.
Plate
Drizzle the piri-piri sauce over the paella, scatter fresh parsley, and finish with a generous squeeze of fresh lemon.
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