North African Paella

Description

A twist on the classic Spanish dish. It uses merguez, couscous, and cumin to give a uniquely Middle Eastern/North African flavor.

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

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion
  2. roasted red pepper
  3. and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant
  4. 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes
  5. salmon fillet
  6. and merguez sausage; cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
  7. Pour 2 1/2 cups broth and white wine into the pot. Season stew with cumin
  8. salt
  9. and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir in shrimp; simmer until opaque
  10. about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add mussels; cover and let stand until mussels open
  11. about 5 minutes.
  12. 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
  13. about 5 minutes.
  14. Serve couscous in shallow bowls; ladle stew on top.

Prep Time: 35 mins

Cook Time: 18 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 3 mins

Servings: 6

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