Paella
From: Spain On The Road Again
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Paella
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Mario Batali uses pimentón to give a wonderful smoky flavour to the traditional Spanish seafood dish
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Ingredients
- 100ml extra virgin Olive oil
- 6 large scampi, or Dublin Bay prawns in the shell
- 1 Spanish Onion, diced
- 100ml pureed ripe Tomatoes
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp strands Saffron
- 1 tbsp sweet pimentón, (Spanish smoked paprika)
- 2 litres fish stock
- 450 g short grain rice
- 450g monkfish tails, cleaned and cut into 1cm cubes
- 450g Manila clams, scrubbed
Method
1. Preheat a paella pan or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until smoking.2. Carefully place the scampi in the pan and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
3. Add the onion to the pan and cook until soft (about 8 minutes). Stir the pureed tomatoes into the onions, and cook for 3 more minutes.
4. Add the salt, saffron, pimentón, and cuttlefish and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until the cuttlefish firms up slightly. Add the stock, bring to a boil, and cook for a further 5 minutes.
5. Add the rice and stir well to distribute it evenly. Add the monkfish and clams, arranging them nicely, bring the stock back to a boil, and cook, without stirring, for 10 minutes.
6. Lay the cooked prawns in the paella, season, then cook without stirring for 10-15 more minutes, or until the liquid is almost completely absorbed and the pan starts to make a crackling noise (don’t worry, this is what you want).
7. Remove from the heat and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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great dish - simple and very tasty!!!
Regarding the pureed tomatoes ! could you use canned or bottled tomatoes ?
Aubrey Siegertsz