Greek Style Paella

Serves 10-12

Ingredients

• 500g orzo/risoni
• 6 loukanika sausages (Greek sausages, cut into large chunks)
• 2 red capsicum, roughly chopped
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 2 chillies, sliced
• 1 tspn smoked paprika
• 3 tspn tomato paste
• 5 bay leaves
• 1.5-2 litre chicken stock
• 100mL ouzo (optional)
• 250g peas (optional)
• 500g mussels
• 1 large squid, cleaned & sliced
• 12 green prawns, butterflied
• 5 fillets garfish, cut in half
• parsley, to garnish
• dill, to garnish
• lemon wedges, to garnish
• 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, lightly roasted
• 80g feta, crumbled (optional)
  
  

Method

Cook the orzo in 1 litre of chicken stock for about 10 minutes until almost cooked through, then set aside. In a paella pan gently fry the sausages until golden, remove & set aside, then fry the capsicum, onion, chilli & garlic until softened. Add the bay leaves, smoked paprika, tomato paste & season with salt & pepper. Add ouzo, then add the orzo & stir together. Add enough stock to cook the orzo through and wet the mix. Add the prawns, mussels, squid, garfish & cover with foil then cook for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle over the peas, cover & allow to rest for about 15 minutes. Garnish with crumbled feta, roasted cherry tomatoes, chopped dill, parsley & lemon wedges.