Seafood fideuà

Готовка

1. 🥄Boil the kettle.

Подготовка

1. 🔥Empty the mussels into a colander and run under cold water.

Шаги

1. 🧂Throw away any with broken shells.
2. 🍳Pick through the shells, tapping each one on the side of the sink – they should be closed or should slowly close
3. 🫇when tapped – if they stay open, throw them away.

Подготовка

1. 🍳If any of the shells still have barnacles or stringy beards attached, pull them off with a cutlery knife and rinse the shells well.

Готовка

1. 🫇Keep in the colander, covered with a cold, damp cloth, until you’re ready to cook.

Подготовка

1. 🍽️Peel the prawn shells on the body section only – leave the heads and tails intact.

Шаги

1. 🌿Score down the backs and pull out any gritty entrails.

Готовка

1. ✨Chill until you’re ready to cook.

Шаги

1. 🥄Put the saffron in a small cup, cover with 50ml kettle-hot water and set aside for 10 mins.
2. 🔥If using vermicelli, put in a bowl and crush to little pieces (about 1cm long) with your hands.

Готовка

1. 🔥Heat the oil in a large frying pan with at least a 3cm lip, or a 40cm paella pan.

Шаги

1. 🧂Add the onion and stir around the pan for 5 mins until soft.

Готовка

1. 🍳Add the garlic and cook for 1 min more, then tip in the vermicelli and cook for 5 mins, stirring from time to time, until the vermicelli is toasted brown.

Шаги

1. 🫇Stir in the paprika.

Подготовка

1. 🍽️Keeping the heat moderate, stir through the monkfish, squid and saffron with its water, seasoning well.

Шаги

1. 🌿Spread the ingredients out in an even layer, then pour over the hot stock and scatter the tomatoes on top.

Готовка

1. ✨Bring to a simmer, then cover the whole dish with a tight-fitting lid (or foil).
2. 🥄Turn the heat to medium and cook for 6 mins.

Шаги

1. 🥄Uncover and stir to incorporate the dry top layer of pasta.
2. 🔥Push the mussels into the pasta so the hinges are buried in the bottom of the dish, and they stand straight up.

Готовка

1. 🔥Arrange the prawns on top, cover tightly and cook for another 6 mins or until the mussels are open, the prawns are pink and the pasta is cooked through.
2. 🧂Leave to simmer for another 2-3 mins to cook off most of the remaining liquid (leave a little in the pan to prevent the pasta from sticking together).

Шаги

1. 🧂Allow to sit for 2-3 mins, then squeeze over the lemon juice and arrange the wedges on top.
2. 🍳Scatter with parsley before serving.