Pescatarian

Paella with Prawns

40 mins

Paella with Prawns

Ingredients

  • 1½ tsp olive oil
  • ½ white onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • ½ red pepper, deseeded and sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 80g dried paella rice
  • 1 vegetable or fish stock cube
  • 160ml boiling water
  • 100g raw king prawns, deveined
  • 80g frozen peas
  • 1 small bunch parsley, chopped
  • ½ lemon, cut into wedges

Method

Heat the oil in a paella pan or large frying pan over a medium heat, add the onion and pepper and fry for 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and smoked paprika, fry for a minute then stir in the rice and stock cube. Pour over the boiling water, give everything a quick stir then leave to simmer for 10 minutes without stirring.

Arrange the prawns and peas over the top of the rice then cover the pan with a lid or sheet of foil. Leave to cook over a medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until the prawns have turned pink and are cooked through. Remove the pan from the heat and leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving with chopped parsley and lemon wedges.