How to Make Seafood Paella Recipe

Ingredients for paella 

1 large onion, chopped 

3 cloves garlic, chopped 

1 tbs olive oil 

1 cup / 225 g long-grain rice 

a few strands of saffron or 1 tsp turmeric 

750 ml/ 1 1/4 pint hot chicken stock 

salt/ freshly ground black pepper 

100 g/4 oz frozen peas 

150 g/ 6 oz cooked prawns or shrimps, shelled 

175 g/ 6 oz cooked mussels 

175 g/ 6 oz cooked clams 

100 g/ 4 oz cooked chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces 

Lemon wedges 

How to make paella recipe?

 1. Place onion and garlic in a large bowl, pour over oil, stir, cover and cook for 3 minutes. 

2. Stir in rice, saffron or turmeric, chicken stock and seasoning. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring twice. Set aside.

 3. Place peas in a bowl, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Reserving some seafood in shells to garnish, stir in prawns or shrimps, mussels, clams and chicken, cover and cook for 6 minutes. 

4. Drain. Stir into rice and garnish with remaining seafood and lemon wedges.