by Chef Raul Velarde, La Bodega Tapas Bar \u2013 Patong<\/em><\/p>\n At La Bodega Tapas Bar, Chef Raul Velarde captures the spirit of Spain through his classic Seafood Paella \u2014 a dish built slowly, layer by layer, until the rice absorbs the essence of the sea. The result is pure Mediterranean comfort: tender seafood, saffron-scented rice, and a balance of flavours that invite sharing.<\/p>\n 1 small onion In a wide, shallow pan, heat olive oil and gently cook chopped peppers and onions until soft and sweet. Add finely chopped garlic halfway through.<\/p>\n Add squid and baby octopus, chopped into small pieces, and saut\u00e9 briefly. Remove from heat, stir in paprika, then return to the stove. Pour in water \u2014 about 2\u00bd times the rice volume \u2014 and bring to a boil.<\/p>\n Add saffron, salt, green beans, mussels, clams, and rice. Cook for 17\u201320 minutes, stirring occasionally. Halfway through, add the tiger prawns.<\/p>\n When the rice is cooked and the seafood tender, remove from heat and let rest for a few minutes before serving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Seafood Paella by Chef Raul Velarde, La Bodega Tapas Bar \u2013 Patong At La Bodega Tapas Bar, Chef Raul Velarde captures the spirit of Spain through his classic Seafood Paella \u2014 a dish built slowly, layer by layer, until the rice absorbs the essence of the sea. The result is pure Mediterranean comfort: tender seafood, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[225,123,45,73,12,118],"class_list":["post-857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-la-bodega-tapas-bar","tag-paella","tag-patong","tag-recipes","tag-seafood","tag-spanish-cuisine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":861,"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857\/revisions\/861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thephuketnews.net\/WOP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIngredients<\/h3>\n
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
1 clove garlic
200 g green beans
1 squid (about \u00bd kg baby squid)
300 g baby octopus
1 tiger prawn per person
\u00bd kg mussels
\u00bd kg clams
1 tsp sweet paprika
500 g short-grain rice (Japanese or Arborio)
A few threads of saffron (optional)
Olive oil
Salt to taste<\/p>\n
\nMethod<\/h3>\n