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    Seafood Paella


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    1 pound medium shrimp, shelled and deveined, shells reserved
    4 cups water
    2 Tbs olive oil
    1 medium onion, chopped
    3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
    1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
    1 cup canned tomatoes, with their juice, chopped
    1-1/2 tsp salt
    2 cups medium-grain rice
    1/8 tsp ground saffron
    1 pound sea scallops
    1 cup frozen peas


    Make shrimp stock: In 3-quart saucepan, combine shrimp shells and water. Heat to boiling; reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer 30 minutes. Strain broth through sieve; discard shells. There should be about 3 cups shrimp broth.

    In deep nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onion is tender, about 7 minutes. Add red pepper and cook 6 minutes.

    Add tomatoes with their juice, 1/2 cup shrimp broth, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in rice, saffron, remaining 2-1/2 cups shrimp stock, and remaining 1-1/4 teaspoons salt. Heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until rice is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

    Pull off and discard tough crescent-shaped muscle from each scallop. Cut scallops horizontally in half if large. Stir scallops, shrimp, and frozen peas into rice mixture in skillet; cover and cook until scallops and shrimp are just opaque throughout, about 9 minutes longer.

    6 servings

 

 

 


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