The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Ltd

New Zealand Seafood Recipes

PAELLA

Ingredients
Preferred measurement of units  

500g16 oz medium to firm textured, skinless, boneless fish fillets

12 mussels, tutas or pipis

150g5 oz cooked prawns (optional)

½ cup white wine

½ cup water

¼ cup oil

200g6½ oz chicken fillets, cut in strips

2 onions, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 green pepper, deseeded & cut into strips

1 red pepper, deseeded & cut into strips

4 cups long grain rice

1 x 440g15½ oz can tomatoes & juice

¼ tsp powdered saffron or turmeric

5 Tbsp chicken stock powder

5 cups water

Salt & pepper to taste

Method

Cut fish into 2cm cubes.

Wash shellfish.  Remove beards, if present.  Place shellfish in a saucepan with wine & water.  Cover & heat until shellfish open 1-2cm.  Drain shellfish & reserve liquid.  Remove shellfish meats from 8 shells & cut into quarters (leave 4 in shells for garnishing).

Heat oil in a large, heavy based frypan, add fish & fry quickly on all sides until just cooked.  Remove from pan & drain on absorbent paper.

Add chicken & fry until golden brown.  Remove from pan & drain.

Add onions, garlic, green & red peppers & rice to frypan & cook for 3 minutes or until rice is transparent.

Measure reserved shellfish cooking liquid & add sufficient water to make up 2 cups liquid.  Add to the frypan with the tomatoes & juice, saffron or turmeric, chicken stock powder & water.

Mix thoroughly & heat until boiling.  Lower heat, cover & simmer gently for 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed & rice is tender.

Stir in cooked fish, chopped shellfish & chicken & allow to heat through 1-2 minutes.  Season with salt & pepper.

Serve on a large platter garnished with the 4 shellfish still in their shells.

Pipi
Omega 3: Good Omega-3
Color when cooked:
  • Shell/Cream
Flesh:
  • Delicate
  • Shellfish
Cooking Methods:
  • Bake
  • BBQ
  • Soup/chowder
  • Marinate
  • Poach
  • Steam
  • Fry
Other names:
Prawns
Dory, John
Omega 3: Good Omega-3
Color when cooked:
  • White
Flesh:
  • Medium
Cooking Methods:
  • Bake
  • Fry
  • Marinate
  • Microwave
  • Poach
  • Sushi / raw