Name: Seafood fideuà paella
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 400g mussels cleaned; 8 large prawns in their shells; 2 good pinches of saffron; 350g vermicelli pasta, or Spanish fideo pasta if you can find it; 5 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 monkfish tail, cut into 2-3cm chunks; 1 large squid or 4 baby squid (about 400g), cleaned and cut into rings (keep the tentacles); 650ml hot good-quality fish stock; 2 large tomatoes chopped into small pieces; juice 1 large lemon plus 1 lemon cut into wedges to serve; small bunch parsley chopped

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Seafood fideuà paella

Seafood fideuà paella

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 35 mins

Cook: 25 mins

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Try this paella with a difference, using fideo or vermicelli pasta instead of rice, with prawns, mussels, squid, monkfish and a sprinkling of saffron

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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400g mussels

cleaned
8 large prawns

in their shells
2 good pinches of saffron
350g vermicelli

pasta, or Spanish fideo pasta if you can find it
5 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion

finely chopped
3 garlic cloves

crushed
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 monkfish

tail, cut into 2-3cm chunks
1 large squid

or 4 baby squid (about 400g), cleaned and cut into rings (keep the tentacles)
650ml hot good-quality fish stock
2 large tomatoes

chopped into small pieces
juice 1 large lemon

plus 1 lemon cut into wedges to serve
small bunch parsley

chopped

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Nutrition: per serving (6)

kcal488

low
fat12g

low
saturates2g
carbs49g
sugars5g
fibre2g
protein44g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Boil the kettle. Empty the mussels into a colander and run under cold water. Throw away any with broken shells. Pick through the shells, tapping each one on the side of the sink – they should be closed or should slowly close when tapped – if they stay open, throw them away. If any of the shells still have barnacles or stringy beards attached, pull them off with a cutlery knife and rinse the shells well. Keep in the colander, covered with a cold, damp cloth, until you’re ready to cook. Peel the prawn shells on the body section only – leave the heads and tails intact. Score down the backs and pull out any gritty entrails. Chill until you’re ready to cook.
step 2

Put the saffron in a small cup, cover with 50ml kettle-hot water and set aside for 10 mins. If using vermicelli, put in a bowl and crush to little pieces (about 1cm long) with your hands.
step 3

Heat the oil in a large frying pan with at least a 3cm lip, or a 40cm paella pan. Add the onion and stir around the pan for 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min more, then tip in the vermicelli and cook for 5 mins, stirring from time to time, until the vermicelli is toasted brown. Stir in the paprika.
step 4

Keeping the heat moderate, stir through the monkfish, squid and saffron with its water, seasoning well. Spread the ingredients out in an even layer, then pour over the hot stock and scatter the tomatoes on top. Bring to a simmer, then cover the whole dish with a tight-fitting lid (or foil). Turn the heat to medium and cook for 6 mins.
step 5

Uncover and stir to incorporate the dry top layer of pasta. Push the mussels into the pasta so the hinges are buried in the bottom of the dish, and they stand straight up. Arrange the prawns on top, cover tightly and cook for another 6 mins or until the mussels are open, the prawns are pink and the pasta is cooked through. Leave to simmer for another 2-3 mins to cook off most of the remaining liquid (leave a little in the pan to prevent the pasta from sticking together). Allow to sit for 2-3 mins, then squeeze over the lemon juice and arrange the wedges on top. Scatter with parsley before serving.

RECIPE TIPS

PAELLA

Paella is served widely in Spain, but originally comes from Valencia on the south-east coast. There are many variations on the basic recipe, however most are made with rice and either seafood or meat - although mixed versions are popular. If your family likes seafood, look out for black squid-ink paella called arròs negre.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2016

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