Paella with Prawns

Ingredients

Serves 1

• 1½ tsp olive oil
• ½ white onion, peeled and finely chopped
• ½ red pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• 80g 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

Total time: 40 minutes

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.

Top tips

If you can’t find paella rice you can use the same amount of risotto rice instead.

Feel free to use the same amount of prawns without their shells if preferred.

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