Tomatoes Seafood Paella

Exam is over, I have time to sit in front of the laptop to update my blog again. This dish was prepared on Mothers' Day. Instead of queuing up for a decent meal, I decided to keep my day simple and cook one pot meal using my LC buffet casserole. We do not need to pay a premium to have this sumptuous Tomatoes Seafood Paella. 

Can you smell the sea breeze? hmm...

Tomatoes Seafood Paella

(Serve 4 persons)

Recipe by TAGlicious

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice (about 300g)
• 400ml water
• 5 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2pcs dried bay leaves
• 1 cup tomatoes, diced 
• 300g mussels
• 300g clams
• 8pcs large prawns
• 1 large squid
• 8pcs fresh scallops
• 1 teaspoon of parsley flakes
• Salt and pepper to taste

Sauce

• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon tomatoes sauce
• 2 tablespoon of water
• 1 tablespoon chopped coriander

***Mix well and set aside to pour over the paella before serve.

I used 30cm Le Creuset buffet casserole for this dish.

Steps:

1. Heat up the casserole under medium low heat. Add in the oil and sauteed the garlic till fragrance.
2. Add in the diced tomatoes and stir fry for a couple of mins.
3. Add in washed and drained rice, bay leaves, parsley flakes, salt and pepper. Mix them well. 
4. Add in the water and mix them well. Close the lid and let it simmer cook under medium low fire for 8 mins.
5. After 8 mins, Rice is about 60% cooked and liquid is almost drying up. Remove the bay leaves.
6. Arrange the prawns, squids and scallops nicely on your paella. Cover the lid and let it cook under medium low fire for 5 mins.
7. After 5 mins, arrange the mussels, clams nicely on your paella. Cover the lid and let it cook for 10 mins.
8. After 10 mins, add in the prepared sauce oven the paella evenly. Close the lid and let it simmer cook for another 5 mins.
9. Off the fire, let the dish continue to "steam" for another 10-15 mins before serve. Get your cutlery ready and enjoy this Tomatoes Seafood paella. 

Note:

1. Cooking time varies because cooking pot and stove is different. Please adjust it accordingly. 
2. This dish work well in rice cooker too. Give it a try if you don't have a casserole. 

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