Roast fennel and aubergine paella

Name: Roast fennel and aubergine paella
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 6 small Baby Aubergine; 4 small Fennel; 1 thinly sliced Red Pepper; 1 medium Courgettes; 1 finely chopped Onion; 300g Paella Rice; 1 tsp Paprika; pinch Saffron; 200ml White Wine; 700ml Vegetable Stock; 100g Frozen Peas; 1 chopped Lemon; Handful Parsley; pinch Salt; pinch Black Pepper

Vegan · Paella

Roast fennel and aubergine paella is a vegan recipe from Spanish. It uses 15 ingredients, including baby aubergine, fennel, red pepper, courgettes, onion, paella rice and more. The method is broken into 4 steps with measured ingredients.

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Method

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1 Put the fennel, aubergine, pepper and courgette in a roasting tray. Add a glug of olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss around to coat the veggies in the oil. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes, turning a couple of times until the veg are pretty much cooked through and turning golden.
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2 Meanwhile, heat a paella pan or large frying pan over a low– medium heat and add a glug of olive oil. Sauté the onion for 8–10 minutes until softened. Increase the heat to medium and stir in the rice, paprika and saffron. Cook for around 1 minute to start toasting the rice, then add the white wine. Reduce by about half before stirring in two-thirds of the stock. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes without a lid, stirring a couple of times.
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3 Stir in the peas, add some seasoning, then gently mix in the roasted veg. Pour over the remaining stock, arrange the lemon wedges on top and cover with a lid or some aluminium foil. Cook for a further 10 minutes.
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4 To ensure you get the classic layer of toasted rice at the bottom of the pan, increase the heat to high until you hear a slight crackle. Remove from the heat and sit for 5 minutes before sprinkling over the parsley and serving.