CHICKEN & SEAFOOD PAELLA - AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY

Chicken & Seafood Paella - Australian Women's Weekly image

Provided by Baz231

Time 1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

250 g mussels
250 g medium uncooked prawns
250 g firm white fish fillets
250 g squid rings
4 chicken wings (or 1 chicken breast or 2 thighs)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 chorizo sausages, thinly sliced (310g)
2 cups arborio rice (or white long grain rice)
1 garlic clove (optional)
3 spring onions, chopped
1 large green pepper, seeded and chopped
1 large red pepper, seeded and chopped
1/4 teaspoon yellow food coloring (or pinch of saffron, crumbled)
1 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon tomato paste
3 cups vegetable stock
1 cup dry white wine
1 1/2 cups frozen peas
3 medium roma tomatoes, chopped (or 400g tin of diced tomatoes)

Steps:

Scrub mussles, remove beards. Shell and devein prawns, leaving heads and tails intact. Remove and discard wing tips from chicken and cut each wing into pieces at each joint (or cut breast/thighs into bite size pieces).
Heat oil in large paella pan or wok and cook sausages until lightly browned. Drain on absorbent paper. Add chicken to pan, cook until browned and tender. Remove from pan.
Add rice, garlic, spring onions and peppers to the pan and stir. Stir in saffron, paprika and tomato paste. Add wine, cook, stirring, until it wine is nearly absorbed.
Add 1 cup of stock, cook, stirring, until liquid is nearly absorbed. Add remaining stock, cook, stirring, until stock boils.
Cover with a lid or foil and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add mussels, prawns, peas, tomatoes, fish and calamari, and cook, covered, over low heat until stock is absorbed, rice is cooked and mussels are open.
Add chicken and sausages, stir through gently, until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 666.4, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 232.1, Sodium 739.2, Carbohydrate 67.3, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 5.2, Protein 42.8