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Seafood Paella with NZ Green lip mussels

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Ingredients 1 onion finely chopped 1 red or green pepper - deseeded and roughly chopped 2 cloves garlic - chopped or crushed 1 litre chicken stock 2 cups rice (spanish rice if you can get it or substitute with medium grain or arborio rice) Olive oil 3 or 4 large ripe tomatoes roughly chopped Fresh parsley - chopped 1 or 2 fillets firm white fleshed fish of your choice cut into cubes 1kg mussels - cleaned and steamed open 500g raw prawns (either peeled with tails on or in the shell) 1-2 tablespoons paella seasoning - if you can get it or mix smoked paprika, turmeric, salt and pepper 1/2 cup frozen peas Lemon wedges for serving Method Heat a paella pan or large shallow fry pan over a medium heat Add the olive oil, red pepper, onion and garlic and fry until the onion is soft and opaque Add the rice and stir to coat in the oil, fry for 1-2 minutes Add spices, chicken stock and tomatoes - stir to mix in Bring to an even simmer and cook stirring occasionally until th...