Recipe No. 2: Quick Seafood Paella

This recipe is taken from the BBC's Goodfood 101 Low Fat Feasts.

It's surprisingly easy and really tasty!  For added flavour, I added 50 grams of chorizo.  Although it's a budget paella dish, the chorizo makes it closer to the real thing.  I also used olive oil instead of vegetable oil and a bit of paprika to enhance the flavour.

Paella is a perfect summer dish, that can be enjoyed in the garden.  Even the magpie loved it as well!


Ingredients:
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 red pepper, seeded and sliced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
230 g can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp turmeric
300 g long grain rice
1.3 litres vegetable stock
450g bag frozen or  mixed seafood (prawns, mussels and squid rings) thawed (fresh is even better!)
175 g green beans or sitaw, halved
handful of chopped fresh parsley
1 lemon cut into wedges

Takes 30 minutes, Serves 4

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion and pepper for 5 minutes until softened but not brown. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes and turmeric and cook for 1 minute more, stirring occasionally.
2. Tip in the ice and cook for 1 minute, stirring to coat the grains.  Pour in the stock, stir well and brig to the boil, then simmer uncovered for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the rice is almost cooked
and most of the stock has been absorbed.
3.  Add the seafood and beans and cook for 3-4 minutes more.  Stir in the parsley and season.  Serve straight from the pan with lemon wedges.