Nutrition Facts
Shetland paella
Amount Per Serving
Calories 378
Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 122mg41%
Sodium 279mg12%
Potassium 547mg16%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 23g46%
Vitamin A 1230IU25%
Vitamin C 15mg18%
Calcium 53mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Shetland paella
A Scottish spin on a seafood favourite
Servings: 8
Calories: 378kcal
Equipment
- 30cm paella pan
Ingredients
- 50 ml olive oil
- 6 boneless chicken thighs
- 2 onions sliced
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- Small bunch of oregano, thyme and marjoram chopped
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 150 g paella rice
- 5 vine tomatoes quartered
- 4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 monkfish tail cut into 2cm pieces
- 16 whole shell-on prawns
- 8 scallops
- 300 g mussels cleaned and debearded (see tip below)
- Small bunch of flat-leaf parsley very finely chopped
Method
- Light your BBQ. When the coals are silvery in colour, it’s ready to cook on
- Place a 30cm paella pan directly onto the BBQ or over a medium heat. Pour in half of the oil and fry the chicken thighs until golden all over. Add the onions, garlic and herbs, season well, then scatter the rice over the top. Stir once to combine, add the tomatoes, pour over 500ml cold water, then sprinkle over the paprika. Gently stir everything together and simmer for 20 minutes. Season again, then add all the fish. Drizzle the remaining oil over the top, cover with foil and cook for a further 10 minutes.
- Remove the foil, discard any mussels that have not opened and sprinkle over the parsley just before serving.
Notes
Martin’s tip: Fresh mussels need to be alive before you cook them. To prepare them, pull off the stringy beards, knock off any barnacles and give the shells a scrub in fresh water to clean. Throw away ones with broken shells or any that don’t close tightly when you tap them.
Nutrition
Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 547mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1230IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg