Rice with Seafood (Paella)

Recipe ingredients

• 18 average mussels
• 3 Tbsp. (45 mL) Irresistibles extra virgin olive oil*
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 cup (250 mL) converted rice uncooked
• 2 cups (500 mL) hot chicken broth*
• To taste pepper 
• 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) saffron or 1 tsp. (5 mL) Irresistibles turmeric*
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) fresh chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) frozen peas
• 1/2 sweet pepper, diced
• 2 medium tomatoes, quartered
• 6 sticks crab-flavoured pollock, sliced
• 1 lemon, quartered

Preparation

Wash, scrub and beard mussels.
Over medium heat, heat 2 Tbsp. ( 30 mL) the oil in a large heavy pan; brown onion and garlic until transparent. Remove and set aside.
Add the rest of the oil to the hot pan, pour in uncooked rice; stir 2 minutes.
Return onion and garlic to the pan and pour in chicken broth seasoned with pepper, saffron and parsley and stir gently.
Cover and cook about 10 minutes.
Add mussels, pollock sticks, peas, sweet pepper and tomatoes; cook until mussels open and rice is done.
Serve with lemon wedges.

Suggestion

* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.

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