North African Paella Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Seafood Recipes. (North African Paella Recipe). A twist on the classic Spanish dish. It uses merguez, couscous, and cumin to give a uniquely Middle Eastern/North African flavor.

Brief

Prep 35 mins

Cook: 18 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr3 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

North African Paella Recipe

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil

1 onion

chopped

1 roasted red pepper

chopped

2 cloves garlic

chopped

3 vine-ripened tomatoes

chopped

1 (8 ounce) salmon fillet

cut into pieces

5 ounces merguez sausage

cut into pieces

6 cups vegetable broth

divided

½ cup white wine

1 teaspoon ground cumin

salt and ground black pepper to taste

12 shrimp

shelled and deveined

12 mussels

cleaned and debearded

2 (5.8 ounce) boxes couscous

Louisiana Crawfish Etouffee

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion roasted red pepper and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes salmon fillet and merguez sausage; cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 2

Pour 2 1/2 cups broth and white wine into the pot. Season stew with cumin salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir in shrimp; simmer until opaque about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add mussels; cover and let stand until mussels open about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Bring remaining 3 1/2 cups broth to a boil in a separate pot. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat and let stand until couscous absorbs broth about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Serve couscous in shallow bowls; ladle stew on top.

Nutritional Information

North African Paella Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 518.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 30.3g 61%

Carbohydrates: 55.8g 18%

Dietary Fiber: 5.1g 20%

Sugars: 6.4g

Fat: 16.8g 26%

Saturated Fat: 3.4g 17%

Cholesterol: 76.4mg 26%

Vitamin A Iu: 2387.2IU 48%

Niacin Equivalents: 11.9mg 91%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 25%

Vitamin C: 23.5mg 39%

Folate: 51mcg 13%

Calcium: 84.6mg 9%

Iron: 4.3mg 24%

Magnesium: 66.3mg 24%

Potassium: 600.7mg 17%

Sodium: 707.3mg 28%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 26%

Calories From Fat: 151.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.