under my paella, ella, ella...

Watched this show on tv last xmas where celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey cooked a 3-course xmas special dinner. He made this seafood paella that looked soo yummy! The hubs then suggested I try to make this for our xmas eve dinner rather than the usual meats, since we'll be eating lots of it on xmas day. So I gave it a shot and despite not being able to find the right type of grain, I have to say the outcome was amazingly close to and even better than some of the ones we tried at some Spanish restaurants. Here's the simplified recipe. Ingredients

• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic clove, chopped
• 400g paella rice (Arborio)
• 125ml dry white wine
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• pinch of saffron thread
• 1 ltr veg stock
• seafood selection of your choice - for me it was mussels, prawns, fish & scallops
• 1 lemon cut into wedges
• olive oil
• salt & pepper

Method

1. Heat oil in large pan, add onion, cook briefly.
2. Add pepper, garlic, season with salt and pepper, cook till soften.
3. Sprinkle paprika and saffron, add in rice and stir well so that each grain is well coated.
4. Add wine and allow to evaporate before pouring in the hot stock.
5. Cover with lid and leave to simmer for 20mins. Stir occasionally to prevent rice from sticking.
6. 5 mins before end, add seafood, stir and replace lid.
7. Before serving, mix through and garnish with lemon wedges. Enjoy!