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Spanish Paella
Serves 6-8
2 small raw blue swimmer crabs
8 large green prawns
8 small black mussels
3½ cups fish/chicken stock
1 teaspoon saffron threads
180g chorizo sausage, sliced
200g chicken thighs, halved
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped finely
1 clove garlic, crushed
¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
1 x 400g canned tomatoes
1½ cups Arborio or Spanish rice
300g whole pipis, purged
½ cup frozen peas
1 small roasted red capsicum, sliced
1. Remove flap from the undersides of crabs
then flip crab over. Place your thumb under
the shell between the two back legs and
slowly pull the shell away from the body.
Discard. Remove the feather-like gills and
front feelers and discard. Carefully rinse the
crab if needed – do not put under running
water. Using a sharp knife cut the body in
half; then cut between the smaller legs to
make 4 pieces. Crack the large nippers with
crab crackers; this will help the heat get
into the shell.
2. Peel four of the prawns and devein. Leave
the other four whole for presentation. Clean
and de-beard mussels.
3. Place stock and saffron in a saucepan and
heat gently to infuse. Cover and keep warm.
4. Heat the electric frypan on MED/MAX
setting. Cook chorizo in pan until golden;
drain on paper towelling.
5. In same pan cook the chicken thighs
and whole prawns in chorizo oil until just
cooked through; set aside.
6. Reduce heat to MED setting and add extra
virgin olive oil, if needed, in electric frypan
and cook onions and garlic until the onions
are translucent; add paprika and cook for a
further 30 seconds.
7. Add tomatoes and cook on MED setting for
2-3 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring
until well coated. Add stock and stir to
combine. Reduce heat to MIN/MED setting
and cook, covered for 10 minutes.
8. After 10 minutes check rice, add a little
water if the rice looks too dry. Cook,
covered, for a further 5 minutes if the rice
is still quite hard.
9. Arrange raw seafood, chicken, chorizo,
whole prawns, peas, roasted capsicum,
over rice and cook, covered for a further 5
minutes or until the seafood is cooked and
the rice is tender. Turn heat off and keep
covered for 5 minutes before serving.
Pan Fried Chicken Breast with Salsa Verde
Serves 6
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
6 chicken breast fillets
Salsa Verde
1 cup fresh flat leaf parsley
½ cup dill
½ cup fresh mint leaves
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon small capers
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
1. Heat frypan on MED/MAX setting. Add
oil and cook chicken, uncovered, until
browned on both sides and cooked through.
Remove from heat and serve with Salsa
Verde.
2. To make the Salsa Verde, blend or process
all ingredients until a chunky sauce texture
is achieved.
Tip: Salsa Verde also goes very well with pan
fried fish fillets.
Pan Fried Fish with Garlic and Lemon
Serves 4
4 (800g) white fish fillets
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 eschalots, minced
¼ cup shredded fresh basil leaves
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Steamed new potatoes or mash, to serve
Steamed broccolini, to serve
1. Place fish in a shallow baking dish. In
a small bowl combine the garlic, lemon
juice, eschalots, basil, salt and pepper and
mix well.
2. Pour marinade over fish and allow to sit at
room temperature for 20 minutes.
3. Heat frypan on MAX setting. Add oil and
cook fish for 3-5 minutes on both sides
until just cooked through.
Note: Cooking time will vary depending on the
thickness of each fillet.
4. Serve fish with potatoes and steamed
broccolini.
Frypan Recipes
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