{"id":56710,"date":"2021-07-15T15:27:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T19:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/?p=56710"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:50:15","slug":"seafood-paella-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/seafood-paella-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Seafood Paella Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Seafood Paella Recipe<\/h2>\n

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What You’ll Need:<\/strong><\/span>
Olive oil
Seafood and\/or vegetables of your choice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1\/4 teaspoon crushed saffron
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 cup paella rice
2\/3 cup tomato puree or sofrito
2 cups warm stock<\/p>\n

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What To Do:<\/strong><\/span>
Heat a bit of olive oil over medium heat in a 14”-16” paella, steel, or cast-iron pan. If using seafood, saut\u00e9 in pan until about half cooked; set aside. If using vegetables, par-cook and set aside.<\/p>\n

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Add garlic to the pan and more olive oil, if needed. Saut\u00e9 1 minute, then stir in saffron and smoked paprika. Add rice and stir until translucent, about 1 minute. Add tomato puree or sofrito and saut\u00e9 1 minute. Pour in stock and stir briefly, spreading out rice over the bottom of the pan (you can use shrimp shells, herbs, clam juice, and\/or squid ink to make a stock; alternatively, use a pre-made stock). Season with salt.

Simmer rice 5 minutes, then transfer to an oven at 300 F. Bake until rice reaches desired texture, 12-15 minutes. 5 minutes before done, spread your seafood or vegetables over the rice in pan and finish baking.

If you’d like to cook the paella in a covered grill instead of the oven, follow the same steps but increase the stock by 1\/4 cup.<\/p>\n

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