Quick Paella For Two

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Paella is a real classic and it’s a dish intended for sharing. It also contains seafood, a Velentine’s day classic. So why not prepare a paella for two for Valentine’s day? This version includes chorizo, chicken and a blend of seafood all combined with saffron-flavoured rice.

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Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil

½ red onion, thinly sliced

130g (4 ½ oz) diced chorizo

1 chicken breast, thinly sliced lengthways

1 small bell pepper, deseeded and sliced lengthways

100g (3 ½ oz) paella rice

pinch of saffron

1 chicken stock cube, made up to 500ml (2 cups) with boiling water

200g (1/2 lb) frozen seafood selection, defrosted and drained well

100g (3 ½ oz) peas

4 tbsp fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley

lemon wedges, to serve (optional)

Method:

Heat the oil in a large heavy-based, lidded, frying pan and cook the red onion and chorizo for 3-4 minutes, stirring, until soft, golden in places and the chorizo has released its oil.

Add the chicken breast and bell pepper and cook for a further 3-4 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Add the rice, stir well, then add the saffron and chicken stock. Bring the ingredients to the boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding a little more stock or water if necessary until the rice is tender.

Add the seafood selection and peas and simmer again for a further 4 minutes until the seafood is piping hot, adding more stock as necessary.

Stir through the parsley and serve with fresh lemon wedges, if you like.

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