This is a really easy meal. I mean really easy. If you skimp
on the olive oil it’s also really low in fat. You can substitute the prawns with
anything else you wish - chicken, seafood mix, pork, chorizo, mushrooms, peppers... whatever you like. It’s basically a simple and quick
paella.
You will need:
Rice (I used a bag of lazy packet stuff)
Olive oil/ low cal spray
Pack of king prawns
White wine
Tomatoes
Sundried tomatoes , drained
Fresh parsley
Onion
Hot chilli sauce
Fresh chillis
Paprika
Pil Pil mix (essentially dried paprika, garlic and chilli)
Garlic
Salt & Pepper
Lemon
Chop and fry your onion, garlic and chilli in tsp of olive
oil until soft and golden (I used my own chilli and garlic oil) or some low cal
cooking spray if you want to keep fat down.
Add in a good few sloshes of wine
and reduce. Put in lots of salt, pepper and your spices and leave to blend for
a few minutes.
Add in a bit of water so it’s not too dry and let it simmer while
you chop up your tomatoes and sundried tomatoes, then stir those through so they’re
coated in the beautiful red liquid. Don’t be afraid to be rough here – the flavours
are robust and designed for relaxed cooking.
Squeeze in some lemon juice and pile in your rice. If it’s
dry rice you’re working with, add a load of stock and cover, stirring occasionally
until it’s soft. A handful per person of dried rice is usually right for this. If
it’s lazy slut rice like I used then stir it through until it’s a lovely
orangey red colour and all the juices have soaked in and you’re good to go.
Finally, tumble in your king prawns, the fresh chopped
parsley and a good dollop of hot sauce for an extra kick. If you don’t like it
hot, leave this step out!
Serve piled up on a plate with a wedge of lemon and some
extra parsley sprinkled on top for a pop of colour. A gorgeous taste of Spain,
low in fat and really quick.
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