Saffron Rice with Seafood
Saffron rice with seafood is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the shrimp category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 400 g long grain rice
- 0.5 can saffron
- 250 g frozen peas
- 1 white onion
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 250 g scallop meat
- 300 g fresh shrimp (pre-cooked)
- Salt
- pepper (ground)
- 1 tsp Indian curry
- 6 Cherry tomatoes
Instructions
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1.
Blanch peas in salted water for 5 minutes, drain, rinse with cold water and set aside. Peel onions and slice into rings.
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2.
Rinse rice and bring to a boil in double the amount of lightly salted water with dissolved saffron; cover and let stand for about 20 minutes.
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3.
Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan, add peas and onions, sauté for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add rice and cook another 3 minutes. Season with curry, salt, pepper and fold in halved tomatoes.
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4.
Rinse and pat dry shrimp and scallops. In a separate pan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over high heat, add shrimp and scallops, stir-fry for 1 minute, season with salt and pepper.
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5.
Divide rice onto four plates, top with scallops and shrimp, garnish as desired, and serve hot.