NORTH AFRICAN PAELLA

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A twist on the classic Spanish dish. It uses merguez, couscous, and cumin to give a uniquely Middle Eastern/North African flavor.

Provided by 25 Peppers

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Seafood

Time 1h3m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 roasted red pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped
1 (8 ounce) salmon fillet, cut into pieces
5 ounces merguez sausage, cut into pieces
6 cups vegetable broth, divided
½ cup white wine
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and ground black pepper to taste
12 shrimp, shelled and deveined
12 mussels, cleaned and debearded
2 (5.8 ounce) boxes couscous

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, roasted red pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, salmon fillet, and merguez sausage; cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Pour 2 1/2 cups broth and white wine into the pot. Season stew with cumin, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir in shrimp; simmer until opaque, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add mussels; cover and let stand until mussels open, about 5 minutes.
Bring remaining 3 1/2 cups broth to a boil in a separate pot. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat and let stand until couscous absorbs broth, about 5 minutes.
Serve couscous in shallow bowls; ladle stew on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 518.8 calories, Carbohydrate 55.8 g, Cholesterol 76.4 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 30.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 707.3 mg, Sugar 6.4 g