SEAFOOD PAELLA WITH FRESH CLAMS, PRAWNS AND OCTOPUS

 

SEAFOOD PAELLA

A gorgeous dinner that delivers much more to the plate than the effort required to make, this is a 20 minute cook, but allow half an hour.  This paella is a rich satisfying dinner with the touch of luxury with the seafood.  (You can swap out the seafood for chicken)

 

INGREDIENTS

(serves 6-8)

1 large glug of oil

 1 large onion fine diced

4 cloves of garlic fine chopped

1 pint of paella rice

2-3 pints of chicken or fish stock

1 tsp saffron threads or paella colourant and seasoning

500g fresh clams

50 fresh raw prawns

500g octopus legs cooked

1 red & green peppers 1" squared

small bunch fresh parsley

salt and pepper

 

 Heat the oil in a paella pan or non stick deep saucepan, soften the onion and garlic for 5 minutes not allowing them to colour then add the rice and stir for a few minutes, add the saffron and then start to add the stock, a few ladles at a time until almost absorbed, keep gently stirring, repeat this until the rice is cooked and has absorbed all the stock, (normally 2 to 2.5pints)  then add all the seafood and peppers and gently stir in until cooked through approx 5 minutes, (if using chicken pan fry 3/4 cooked and then add at this point), taste and season then sprinkle over the parsley and serve with fresh warm crusty bread and salad.