Mediterranean Seafood and Saffron Rice Skillet
One-pot Spanish-inspired seafood rice with prawns, mussels, and saffron. Restaurant-quality paella-style dinner ready in 35 minutes.
AI SCORE
91
/100
⏱️
67 min
Time
👥
6 people
Servings
🔥
420 kcal
Calories
📊
medium
Difficulty
Ingredients
- 400g bomba or arborio rice
- 500g raw prawns, peeled
- 500g mussels, cleaned
- 1/2 tsp saffron threads
- 4 cups warm fish stock
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 400g canned tomatoes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh parsley
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
1
Heat olive oil in large paella pan or skillet, sauté onion until soft
2
Add garlic, bell pepper, and tomatoes, cook 5 minutes until thick
3
Stir in rice, paprika, and saffron, toast for 2 minutes
4
Pour in hot stock, season with salt and pepper, bring to boil
5
Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes without stirring
6
Add prawns and mussels, cook 5-8 minutes until seafood is done
7
Let rest 5 minutes, garnish with parsley and serve with lemon
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