Table for TwoWeeknight Seafood Paella
A simplified Spanish paella with saffron rice, shrimp and vegetables.
Photo: Douglas Lopez / Unsplash
⏱ 45 min📶 Medium👫 Serves 2☪ Muslim-friendly
Ingredients (for 2)
- Paella or short-grain rice, 180 g
- Shrimp, 180 g
- Bell pepper, ½
- Tomato, 1
- Chicken stock, 500 ml
- Saffron or turmeric, Pinch
- Smoked paprika, 1 tsp
- Olive oil, 1 tbsp
Steps
- Sauté chopped pepper and tomato in olive oil. Add paprika and rice and stir for 1 minute.
- Add hot stock and saffron. Spread rice evenly and simmer without stirring for about 15 minutes.
- Arrange shrimp on top and cook until the rice is tender and shrimp are done, adding a splash of water if needed.
- Rest 5 minutes before serving with lemon.
Cook it together: One of you: prep vegetables and shrimp. The other: manage the rice and add seafood at the right time.
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