Arroz Caldoso

Mai

2 cups paella rice uncooked
6 cups of fish stock depends on how soupy you want it to be
5 garlic cloves crushed and finely chcopped
1 onion finely minced
1 tomato finely minced
1/2 bell pepper chopped
Seafood as much as you want, we used 5 mussels, and about 10 large prawns
1 sachet of Carmencita Paellero seasoning mix easily available on amazon but if you don’t have this, you’ll need a mix of paprika, saffron and ñora peppers
Add salt to taste

Heat up oil on the pan. Add some crushed garlic and sauté the seafood (optional: add a bit of white wine). Once done, remove the seafood from the pan.
Add the minced onion, garlic, tomato, pepper in the pan and sauté for about 2 minutes (add more oil if needed)
Add the rice and stir quickly
Pour the fish stock into the pan and add the paella mix powder (from here start the timer, the rice will be done in 15 minutes)
Add the seafood back into the pan 2 minutes before the end. Taste the rice and add any salt if needed
Leave the rice to rest for 2 mins. Top with some parsley and consume with some lemons
ENJOY!

You can replace the seafood/fish stock with chicken or veg as it suits
If you want to make paella just use 4 cups of stock and a flat paella pan instead. Don’t stir the rice while it’s cooking if you want a nice crust (socarat)

Keyword Arroz, Arroz Caldoso, Paella, Spanish Food

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