Description
Fideuà is a delicious Spanish seafood dish similar to paella but made with noodles instead of rice. This flavorful recipe combines mixed seafood with toasted fideuà noodles in a savory fish broth infused with saffron and smoked paprika.
Ingredients
Scale
Noodles:
- 12 oz fideuà noodles (or thin vermicelli)
Seafood:
- 1 lb mixed seafood (such as shrimp, mussels, and squid)
Other Ingredients:
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium tomato, grated
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups fish stock
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Pinch of saffron threads
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Toast the Noodles: Heat olive oil in a large paella pan, toast fideuà noodles until golden brown; set aside.
- Sauté Aromatics: Sauté onion until softened, add garlic, cook briefly. Add grated tomato and paprika, cook until thickened.
- Add Stock and Seafood: Pour in fish stock, add saffron, season. Return noodles to the pan, arrange seafood over the top.
- Cook: Cook uncovered for 10-12 minutes until noodles absorb liquid and seafood is cooked through.
- Rest and Serve: Remove from heat, cover, let rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley, serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Traditionally served with allioli sauce for dipping.
- Can substitute fish stock with chicken stock for a milder seafood flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Spanish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 460
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
