Sunday, March 6, 2011

Up for a Challenge?

So I'm currently blogging from Barcelona, Spain right now and I'm having a great time!  My favorite meal I've had thus far, (and there's been many) has been Paella, a dish that Spain is famous for.  It's not exactly the easiest of dishes to prepare but I found a yummy, healthy recipe from Cooking Light that I thought I should share!  Enjoy!

SEAFOOD PAELLA

Ingredients

  • 1/2  cup  dry white wine
  • 1/4  teaspoon  saffron threads, crushed (optional)
  • 3  (8-ounce) bottles clam juice
  • 1/4  pound  large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/2  pound  grouper or other white fish fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/2  pound  cleaned skinless squid, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
  • 1/4  teaspoon  kosher salt
  • 3  tablespoons  olive oil, divided
  • 1/2  cup  chopped green bell pepper
  • 1/2  cup  chopped red bell pepper
  • 1/2  cup  chopped onion
  • 4  garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 1/2  teaspoons  Spanish smoked paprika or regular paprika
  • 1  cup  chopped tomato
  • 1 1/2  cups  uncooked short-grain rice (such as Calasparra or Arborio)
  • 1  pound  small mussels, scrubbed and debearded

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.
Bring first 3 ingredients to a simmer in a small saucepan (do not boil). Keep warm over low heat.
Peel the shrimp, leaving tails intact. Combine shrimp, grouper, and squid in a bowl; sprinkle with salt, let stand 5 minutes. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 13-inch paella pan or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish mixture, and saute for 1 minute (the mixture will not be completely done). Remove fish mixture and any liquid from pan, and place in a bowl.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers, onion, garlic, and paprika; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in tomato; cook 2 minutes. Stir in rice, and coat well. Add clam juice mixture; bring to a boil, and cook 3 minutes. Add reserved fish; cook 2 minutes. Add mussels to pan, nestling them into rice mixture.
Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until shells open; discard any unopened shells. Remove from oven; cover and let stand 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
179 (32% from fat)
Fat:
6.3g (sat 0.9g,mono 3.9g,poly 0.9g)
Protein:
15g
Carbohydrate:
15g
Fiber:
1.3g
Cholesterol:
97mg
Iron:
2.1mg
Sodium:
322mg
Calcium:
44mg

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