Barley Fish Paella

When making this dish I fully intended on using rice, however I had a blind moment and got my grains mixed up. Fortunately it was a happy accident as the resulting barley based paella was delicious. Barley is more nutty than rice, so had a little more bite to it, giving it texture. The fish I used was a fish medley from my Fishbox, any combination of white, smoked or oily fish would work so long as it is skinless. You could easily follow this recipe using risotto rice, paella rice or barley, the method would be the same. I only realised my mistake when I took my first mouthful.

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Barley Fish Paella

Keyword

Barley, Courgette, Fish, Green Beans, Tomatoes

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 120 g barley
• 600 ml vegetable stock
• 1 tin tomatoes
• 1 courgette
• 100 g green beans
• 1 pack fish medley approx 350g

Keyword Barley, Courgette, Fish, Green Beans, Tomatoes Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Servings people Ingredients 1 tsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic 1 onion 1 tbsp smoked paprika 120 g barley 600 ml vegetable stock 1 tin tomatoes 1 courgette 100 g green beans 1 pack fish medley approx 350g

Instructions

To Prepare:

1. Peel and dice the onion.
2. Peel and crush the garlic.
3. Add the oil, garlic and onion to a large deep frying pan.
4. Make up the stock and weight out the barley.

To Cook:

1. Heat the pan over a medium heat and fry the contents for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Sprinkle in the smoked paprika and add the barley. Continue to fry for 30 seconds, stirring regularly.
3. Lower the heat to medium and pour in the stock.
4. Add the tinned tomatoes to the pan and stir. Leave to simmer and set a timer for 25 minutes, stir occasionally.
5. Meanwhile top and tail the courgette. Slice in to quarters lengthways, then each strip in to bite size chunks.
6. Once prepared, add the courgette to the paella and stir.
7. Top and tail the green beans and slice in to 3cm lengths.
8. Once the 25 minute timer is up, add the green beans to the paella and stir. Set timer for 3 minutes.
9. Once the timer is up, stir through the fish medley and leave for a further 3 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
10. Divide the paella between 2 bowls and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

If you make this, let me know how it goes and share your photos.  I’d also love to hear how you adapt it to suit yourself.