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Classic Seafood Paella

1 hr 35 min
35 min prep
1 hr cook

Serves 10

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup White onion, minced
  • 8 Peeled garlic cloves, divided use, 4 cloves minced and 4 cloves left whole
  • 1 tsp Saffron threads
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp Smoked paprika
  • 1 cup Roma tomatoes, grated or finely chopped plus juice
  • 4 cups Seafood stock
  • 1 1/2 cups Chardonnay
  • 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice, or bomba rice, if avaliable
  • 1 lb Mussels, scrubbed and rinsed-discard any open or broken mussels
  • 1/2 lb Clams, scrubbed and rinsed, discard any open clams
  • 1 lb Raw peeled and deveined tail-off large shrimp, peeled and deveined

Instructions

  1. Set paella pan on stove on medium heat. To make sofrito, add olive oil then add minced onions, minced garlic, whole garlic cloves, saffron, salt and smoked paprika. Stir-fry 5 to 7 minutes.
  2. Add chopped tomatoes and cook 30 to 40 minutes on medium-low heat or until liquid is completely cooked out and mixture is a rich red color.
  3. While the sofrito is cooking, pour seafood stock and wine in a sauce pot and bring to a boil. Cook 4 minutes then remove from heat and set aside.
  4. If you notice the sofrito is starting to burn, adjust heat and add a few tablespoons of water to deglaze pan. Use the spoon to scrape up any burned bits.
  5. Add rice to sofrito and stir-fry 4 to 5 minutes.
  6. Once rice is fragrant and lightly toasted, spread in an even layer in pan and add stock and wine mixture. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer.
  7. Add mussels and clams then cook 5 minutes. Add shrimp and cook an additional 5 minutes.
  8. Test rice on top to check for doneness. If rice is still a little hard, add more liquid 1/2 cup at a time.
  9. Once seafood has cooked 10 minutes, turn off heat and cover pan with foil. Let sit on stove another 8 minutes.
  10. Uncover and season to taste with more salt as needed.

Nutrition

29gCarbs
5gFat
20gProtein

Nutrition Facts

10 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories260
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 5g
    • 8%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 1g
    • 5%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 140mg
    • 47%
  • Sodium
    • 730mg
    • 30%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 29g
    • 10%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 2g
  • Sugars
    • 3g
  • Protein
    • 20g
  • Vitamin C
    • 10%
  • Calcium
    • 6%
  • Iron
    • 8%
  • Vitamin A
    • 10%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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