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The first step in all of my recipes is to prepare all your ingredients.
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This means that you mix, chop, cut, dice, and prepare everything youre going to need!
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For this recipe you should prepare: - The fish or chicken stock - The seafood should be prepared and stored in fridge until ready to cook - Diced Onions, Olives, Peppers and Minced Garlic
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Place roasting pan on stovetop (if its large, you may have to use two burners at the same time) and bring to med high heat.
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Pre-heat oven to 360 degrees.
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Add enough olive oil to slightly coat the bottom surface of the pan and add the onions, peppers, garlic, capers, olives and parsley.
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Sautee the vegetables for 10-15 mins until the onions become translucent.
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Keep things moving with a wooden spoon to avoid burning the garlic.
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Add all the seafood and sautee for another 15 minutes until it has released all its liquid.
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You will see the pan start to fill up with water.
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These are the juices of the seafood and will be one of the main flavourings of this dish.
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At this point you can add the pinch of saffron.
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Notice the color change to a nice yellow or orange.
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Add the rice followed by the stock and the peas.
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Adjust the salt and pepper (make sure its very flavourful).
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Bring to a simmer.
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As soon as it starts to simmer, give it one big stir, place the lid on the roasting pan and place it in the oven.
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Cook for 30-40 mins.
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Do not open lid during this time.
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Remove the pan from the oven and open up the lid.
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Add a couple of swirls of olive oil and stir once.
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Let the paella rest for 10 minutes before serving.
