Salmon and shrimp paella
March 13, 2020
- 30ml extra virgin olive oil
- 30g brown onion (finely chopped)
- 1 small clove of garlic (crushed)
- 3-4 stalks of fresh thyme
- 150g Arborio rice
- 70ml dry white wine
- 1ltr fish stock
- 30g red pepper (diced)
- 30g yellow pepper (diced)
- 12 red cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1⁄2 tbsp smoked paprika
- ½ tspn cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 tbsp turmeric
- 6-8 ASC certified whole shrimp (peeled, keeping head and tail attached)
- 130g ASC certified salmon fillets (diced large)
- 50g edamame beans
- 15g curly leaf parsley (finely chopped)
- 10ml lemon juice
- 3g dill (finely chopped)
- salt and pepper
Stage 1
Put a paella pan onto medium heat. Add the olive oil, onion, garlic and thyme to pan and cook until lightly coloured. Remove the thyme stalks, then add the rice and stir for 2-3 minutes before adding the wine. Simmer and evaporate completely before adding 500ml of fish stock. Simmer until reduced.
Stage 2
Add an additional 300ml of fish stock, and the peppers tomatoes and spices. Stir through while adding, then allow to simmer until fish stock is reduced.
Stage 3
Finally, add remaining fish stock, shrimp, diced salmon and edamame beans. Turn off heat and let the residual temperature from the pan cook the final ingredients for a couple of minutes.
Garnish
Finish the dish by garnishing with parsley, dill and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste, then serve.