Paella with seafood - 6 recipes at home

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

Classic Spanish Paella with Seafood

A simple recipe for the incredibly classic Spanish paella. The dish turns out to be incredibly tasty, rich and mouth-watering. This recipe does not include chicken, but you can add it if you like.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 25 min.

Servings - 4.

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  We prepare all the products necessary for the preparation of paella.
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  Cut the garlic into small cubes. We wash the bell peppers, peel and cut into large pieces. Cut the shallots into half rings. Cut off and chop the parsley stalks.
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  Divide the tomato into two halves and grate each one. Fill the saffron with boiling water and let it brew for 5 minutes.
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  We wash the unpeeled shrimps and remove their insides, leaving the shell.
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  Heat the olive oil in a paella pan, put the shrimp in shells, cuttlefish and mussels in it. We fry everything over moderate heat for about 3 minutes.
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  Next, put the bell pepper and onion into the pan. Mix everything thoroughly and fry for another 2 minutes, then add the garlic and parsley stalks. We fry everything for a minute and put the mussels on a plate.
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  Pour the soaked saffron into the pan, add chopped tomatoes and half a liter of shrimp broth. Pepper and salt the dish 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 the remaining shrimp. Continue cooking the paella until all the liquid has evaporated.
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  Serve the paella in a frying pan, garnished with half a lemon and parsley. Bon Appetit!

Delicious seafood paella with chicken

One of the most popular paella options is the seafood and chicken paella. The dish turns out to be aromatic, spicy and incredibly tasty and beautiful. Paella is relatively short and simple to prepare, and the result is fascinating.

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
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Bulgarian red pepper - 1 pc.
• Green beans - 2 handfuls
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Green asparagus - 4 pcs.
• Green peas - 2 handfuls
• Olives - 2 handfuls
• Greens - 2 tablespoons
• Olive oil - 4 tablespoons
• 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 pickled chicken pieces in heated olive oil on both sides until golden brown.We put them on a separate plate and set aside.
3. Finely chop the garlic and onion, pour the saffron with boiling water.
4. All in the same oil in which the chicken was fried, sauté the garlic and onions.
5. Next, pour rice into the pan, mix everything well and fry for a minute.
6. Then return the fried chicken pieces to the pan and put them on the rice.
7. Fill the food with hot chicken broth and saffron with boiling water. Add the tomatoes along with the juice and simmer everything together under the lid for about 10 minutes.
8. We wash and cut the vegetables. Both fresh and frozen vegetables can be used.
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 shrimps and vegetables at home

An incredibly simple dish that you will definitely remember for a long time. This paella comes out very healthy and nutritious and is suitable even for adherents of a healthy diet. The dish turns out to be very tasty, but it 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
• Bulgarian pepper - 60 gr.
• Green beans - 30 gr.
• Green peas - 30 gr.
• Olive oil - ½ tablespoon
• Water - 140 ml.
• Ground black pepper - to taste

Cooking process:

1. First of all, we select the highest quality shrimps.
2. Then we defrost them.
3. We peel the shrimps 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 occasionally, for about 3 minutes.
5. Then pour water in portions and evaporate it.
6. Cut the bell pepper into long pieces.
7. We also prepare the green beans by defrosting 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, which can be prepared in literally an hour, and the result will amaze you and your guests. Paella turns out to be very tender, with a slight sourness and spicy aftertaste.

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
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Bulgarian yellow pepper - 1 pc.
• Tomatoes - 3 pcs.
• Dry white wine - ½ tbsp.
• Fish broth - 700 gr.
• Olive oil - 3 tablespoons
• Oregano - ½ tsp
• Hot red pepper - ¼ tsp
• Zira - ¼ tsp
• Basil purple - 1 bunch
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Salt to taste

Cooking process:

1. Cut the squid fillets into strips, cover with pepper and salt and leave to marinate.
2. Cut the garlic, onion and bell pepper into small pieces.
3. Rinse the tomatoes and cut into cubes.
4. We pour out the amount of wine we need.
5. We mix all the necessary seasonings.
6. Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and fry the garlic, onion and bell pepper in it.
7. Then add tomatoes to the pan.
8. Put rice in a frying pan, mix all the ingredients and fry them for about 6 minutes.
9. Then pour the rice with wine and bring it to a boil, then add the squid and spices, and mix everything well.
10. Next, pour hot broth into the pan and wait until it boils.
11. Cook the paella until the rice is cooked, and at the very end, salt it to taste.
12. Serve all decorating with purple basil. Bon Appetit!

How to make delicious homemade mussel paella?

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

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings - 8.

Ingredients:

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

Cooking process:

1. We 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. Rinse the rice thoroughly.
4. Cut the onion into small squares and put it on the oil heated in a frying pan.
5. Then add the mussels.
6. After the mussels, add vegetables and simmer everything, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
7. Pour turmeric into the mixture and mix.
8. After that, pour a little oil on the bottom of the cauldron or pan and put the vegetables and mussels there from the pan.
9. On top of the vegetables, level the rice and salt it.
10. Gently 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 multicooker. The rice is tender, steamed and does not burn, and you do not have to constantly stand by the 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.
• Bulgarian red pepper - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Green peas - 1 mult.st.
• Water - 250 ml.
• Spices to taste
• Vegetable oil - to taste
• Salt to taste

Cooking process:

1. Rinse the vegetables thoroughly and then dry them.
2. We also wash the rice.
3. Defrost peas if necessary.
4. We heat a small amount of oil in a multicooker bowl and put the seafood there.
5. Fry them for a few minutes.
6. We take out seafood from the multicooker and set it aside.
7. Peel and dice the onion.
8. Fry it in a multicooker bowl in the same oil as seafood.
9. Chop the garlic.
10. And then we add it to the onion that has acquired a golden color.
11. Peel and dice the bell pepper.
12. We also send it to the bowl and fry until soft.
13. Remove the skin from the tomatoes with boiling water.
14. Add the 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 the seafood in the bowl.
18. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
19. Pour water into the bowl.
20. We select the "Pilaf" mode and leave the paella to cook.
21. You can sprinkle the paella with herbs before serving. Bon Appetit!