Mixed prawn, crab and mussel paella
3 tablespoons oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 sticks celery, finely sliced
1 cup rice
2 cups hot chicken stock
Salt to taste
10 mussels
10 peeled raw prawns with tails on
170g can crab meat
4 tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1. Heat oil in a large, high-sided frying pan. Add onion, garlic and celery. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Add rice and stock and bring to the boil. Cook for 10 minutes. Taste a little and add salt if needed.
2. Scrub mussels. Stir rice mixture and add mussels and prawns. Cover and continue to cook over a low heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Discard any mussels that don’t open. Stir in crab meat.
3. Scatter tomatoes and parsley over paella and serve.
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