Black rice paella with cuttlefish and shrimp

Black rice paella with cuttlefish and shrimp

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Discover this unique paella featuring black rice, Teuthida (squid-like creatures), and shrimp, cooked in a fish broth and colored with squid ink.

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Black rice paella with squid and shrimp is an original recipe that combines cooked rice in a fish-based broth, colored with squid ink, with squid and shrimp.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$24.21 $6.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.16
  • $0.16
  • $0.34
  • $10.75
  • $4.68
  • $6.72
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. First, prepare the broth using the fish heads and two liters of water.
  2. In the paella, start by sautéing the finely chopped garlic in olive oil, then add the cut squid.
  3. Next, add the diced tomatoes, then pour in the Pals rice and simmer for a few minutes.
  4. Finally, add the very hot fish stock.
  5. After five minutes, we add the ink and adjust the salt. ≈ 3 min
  6. Add the peeled shrimp after ten minutes. ≈ 4 min
  7. We cook them slowly over low heat until they are cooked through.

The bill

Black rice paella with cuttlefish and shrimp

  • 400 g of Pals rice$1.16
  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.16
  • 200 g of crushed tomatoes$0.34
  • 600 g of Teuthida$10.75
  • 250 g of Palamós prawns$4.68
  • Squid ink$6.72
  • Olive oil from the Empordà region and salt$0.40

Total$24.21

that's $6.05 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of Pals rice
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 200 g of crushed tomatoes
  • 600 g of Teuthida
  • 250 g of Palamós prawns
  • Squid ink
  • Fish heads
  • Olive oil from the Empordà region and salt

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