Classic seafood paella

Seafood paella is a world famous Spanish dish. It is prepared from rice, vegetables and seafood and turns out very tasty, satisfying and healthy. There are many options for preparing paella, but we have selected the most interesting and tasty ones, in our opinion.

Classic recipe for Spanish paella with seafood

A simple recipe for incredibly classic, Spanish paella. The dish turns out incredibly tasty, rich and appetizing. This recipe does not include chicken fillet, but you can add it if you wish.

1. 
   How to cook classic seafood paella at home? We prepare all the products necessary for preparing paella.
2. 
   Cut the garlic into small cubes.We wash the bell pepper, peel it and cut it into large pieces. Cut the shallots into half rings. Cut off the parsley stems and chop them.
3. 
   Divide the tomato into two halves and grate each half. Pour boiling water over the saffron and let it brew for 5 minutes.
4. 
   We wash the unpeeled shrimp and remove their insides, leaving the shell.
5. 
   Heat olive oil in a paella pan, add shelled shrimp, cuttlefish and mussels. Fry everything over moderate heat for about 3 minutes.
6. 
   Next, add bell peppers and onions to the pan. Mix everything thoroughly and fry for another 2 minutes, then add the garlic and parsley stems. Fry everything for a minute and transfer the mussels to a plate.
7. 
   Pour the soaked saffron into the frying pan, add chopped tomatoes and half a liter of shrimp broth. Season the dish with pepper and salt to taste, bring the liquid to a boil and add rice. Mix the ingredients and cook for about 15 minutes. Then add the chopped squid and remaining shrimp. Continue cooking the paella until all the liquid has evaporated.
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   Serve the paella immediately in the pan, garnished with half a lemon and parsley. Bon appetit!

Delicious paella with seafood and chicken

One of the most popular paella options is seafood and chicken paella. The dish turns out aromatic, spicy and incredibly tasty and beautiful. The preparation of paella is relatively short and simple, and the result is charming.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Rice – 500 gr.
• Seafood – 150 gr.
• Chicken – 8 pieces
• Chicken broth – 1.5 l.
• Saffron – 1 pinch
• Tomatoes in their own juice – 1 can
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Red bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Green beans – 2 handfuls
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Green asparagus – 4 pcs.
• Green peas – 2 handfuls
• Olives – 2 handfuls
• Greens – 2 tbsp.
• Olive oil – 4 tbsp.
• Ground red paprika - to taste
• Salt - to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste

Cooking process:

1. First, marinate the chicken pieces. To do this, mix them with salt, pepper and paprika and leave to marinate for several hours.

2. Fry the marinated chicken pieces in heated olive oil on both sides until golden brown. Transfer them to a separate plate and set aside.

3. Finely chop the garlic and onion, pour boiling water over the saffron.

4. In the same oil in which the chicken was fried, sauté the garlic and onions.

5. Next, add rice to the pan, mix everything well and fry for a minute.

6. Then return the fried chicken pieces to the pan and place them on the rice.

7. Pour hot chicken broth and saffron with boiling water over the food. Add the tomatoes along with the juice and simmer everything together under the lid for about 10 minutes.

8. Wash and chop the vegetables. You can use both fresh and frozen vegetables.

9. After 10 minutes, add seafood, vegetables and olives to the pan, as well as pepper and salt to taste. Mix everything thoroughly and simmer for about 15 minutes.

10. Then remove the paella from the heat and cover with a towel for 10 minutes.

11. Sprinkle the finished paella with herbs and serve. Bon appetit!

Paella with shrimp and vegetables at home

An incredibly simple dish that you will definitely remember for a long time. This paella is very healthy and nutritious and is suitable even for adherents of a healthy diet.The dish turns out very tasty, and looks no worse than a restaurant one.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 25 min.

Servings – 1.

Ingredients:

• Rice – 60 gr.
• Shrimp – 90 gr.
• Saffron – 1 pinch
• Garlic – 1 clove
• Bell pepper – 60 gr.
• Green beans – 30 gr.
• Green peas – 30 gr.
• Olive oil – ½ tbsp.
• Water – 140 ml.
• Ground black pepper - to taste

Cooking process:

1. First of all, we select the highest quality shrimp.

2. Then defrost them.

3. Peel the shrimp and fry in oil for 3 minutes with the addition of chopped or dry garlic.

4. Add rice to the pan and fry it, stirring, for about 3 minutes.

5. Then add water in portions and evaporate it.

6. Cut the bell pepper into long pieces.

7. We also prepare green beans, defrosting them if necessary.

8. We do the same with peas.

9. Add vegetables to the pan.

10. Bring the liquid in the paella to a boil and season with pepper. Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for paella with squid

A bright and tasty Spanish dish that can be prepared in just an hour, and the result will amaze you and your guests. Paella turns out very tender, with a slight sourness and spicy flavor.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Brown rice – 2.5 tbsp.
• Squid fillet – 700 gr.
• Saffron – ¼ tsp.
• Garlic – 3 cloves
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Yellow bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Tomatoes – 3 pcs.
• Dry white wine – ½ tbsp.
• Fish broth – 700 gr.
• Olive oil – 3 tbsp.
• Oregano – ½ tsp.
• Red hot pepper – ¼ tsp.
• Zira – ¼ tsp.
• Purple basil – 1 bunch
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Salt - to taste

Cooking process:

1.Cut the squid fillet into strips, add pepper and salt and leave to marinate.

2. Cut garlic, onion and bell pepper into small pieces.

3. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into cubes.

4. We pour the amount of wine we need.

5. Mix all the necessary seasonings.

6. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan with a thick bottom and fry the garlic, onion and bell pepper in it.

7. Next, add tomatoes to the pan.

8. Add rice to the pan, mix all the ingredients and fry them for about 6 minutes.

9. Then pour wine over the rice and bring it to a boil, then add squid and spices and mix everything thoroughly.

10. Next, pour hot broth into the frying pan and wait until it boils.

11. Cook the paella until the rice is ready, at the very end add salt to taste.

12. Serve everything garnished with purple basil. Bon appetit!

How to cook delicious homemade paella with mussels?

We offer a simple paella recipe for lovers of seafood such as mussels. The tender pulp goes well with boiled rice and vegetables, and the addition of turmeric will add a slight piquancy to the dish.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Rice – 400 gr.
• Mussel pulp – 350 gr.
• Mexican vegetable mixture – 400 gr.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Water – 800 ml.
• Turmeric – 1 tsp.
• Vegetable oil - to taste
• Salt - to taste

Cooking process:

1. Prepare all the necessary ingredients, defrost vegetables if necessary.

2. Fill the mussels with cold water, bring to a boil, then cook them for another 2 minutes and drain the water.

3. Wash the rice thoroughly.

4. Cut the onion into small squares and place in the oil heated in a frying pan.

5. Next add the mussels.

6.After the mussels, add the vegetables and simmer everything, stirring, for about 10 minutes.

7. Add turmeric to the mixture and stir.

8. After this, pour a little oil into the bottom of the cauldron or pan and transfer the vegetables and mussels from the frying pan there.

9. Spread the rice over the vegetables and salt it.

10. Carefully add water along the edge of the container and simmer the paella for about half an hour under the lid. The fire should be slow.

11. Remove paella from heat, stir and serve. Bon appetit!

A simple recipe for paella with seafood in a slow cooker

A very easy way to cook paella in a slow cooker. The rice turns out tender, steamed and does not burn, and you do not have to constantly stand at the frying pan and stir the ingredients.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 25 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Rice – 300 gr.
• Sea cocktail – 500 gr.
• Cherry tomatoes – 10 pcs.
• Red bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 4 cloves
• Green peas – 1 tbsp.
• Water – 250 ml.
• Spices - to taste
• Vegetable oil - to taste
• Salt - to taste

Cooking process:

1. Wash the vegetables thoroughly and then dry them.

2. We also wash the rice.

3. Defrost peas if necessary.

4. Heat a small amount of oil in the multicooker bowl and place the seafood there.

5. Fry them for a few minutes.

6. Remove seafood from the slow cooker and set aside.

7. Peel the onion and cut into cubes.

8. Fry it in a multicooker bowl in the same oil as the seafood.

9. Chop the garlic.

10. And then add it to the onion that has acquired a golden color.

11. Peel the bell pepper and cut into cubes.

12. Also put it in a bowl and fry until soft.

13.Remove the skins from the tomatoes using boiling water.

14. Add peeled tomatoes to the slow cooker.

15. Salt, pepper and add spices to taste.

16. Add green peas and mix everything well.

17. Then put seafood in the bowl.

18. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

19. Pour water into the bowl.

20. Select the “Pilaf” mode and leave the paella to cook.

21. Before serving, you can sprinkle the paella with herbs. Bon appetit!