Abigail Donnelly, Author at Woolworths TASTE

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Paella recipes

Easy paella

40 minutes

Easy paella

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

Basic spice mix (makes 145 g):

2 T ground cumin
2 T ground coriander
2 T ground turmeric
2 T garlic powder
2 T paprika
2 T cayenne pepper
2 t salt
2 t ground black pepper

For the paella

2 T olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
½ chorizo sausage
200 g risotto rice
2 T spice mix
1 t Woolworths Cajun seasoning
½ t Woolworths saffron
4 garlic cloves, crushed
400 ml chopped tomatoes
2 T tomato paste
3-4 cups chicken stock
2 skinless free-range chicken breasts
200 g shelled raw prawns
200 g mussels
100 g peas
Italian parsley, chopped, for serving
lemon wedges, for serving

Method

1 Heat the oil in a large frying or paella pan. Add the onion and slowly cook over a low heat until soft. Add the pepper and chorizo and cook for 3 minutes.
2 Add the rice, spice mix and saffron and cook for 1 minute. Add the garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste and stock. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice is just cooked.
3 Add the chicken, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the seafood and cover, cook for 4 minutes. Serve with parsley and lemon wedges.

Cook's note: The basic spice mix is versatile! Add any other Woolworths spices to zhoosh up the flavour. Here, we used Woolworths saffron and cajun seasoning.

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Photography and videography: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail

Recipe and production: Abigail Donnelly

Food assistant: Bianca Jones

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