Fideua (braised seafood pasta) with alioli

Method

For the pasta

1. Cut the calamari into 3 centimetre square pieces. In a 35-centimetre paella pan or large, heavy-based saucepan, heat the olive oil over a medium-high heat. Cook the calamari in the oil for 3-4 minutes each side or until golden brown, seasoning each side. Remove and set aside.

2. Make a soffritto in the same pan by frying the onions, garlic and bay leaves over a medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion has browned. Add the capsicum and cook on a medium heat for 20 minutes or until soft. Add the tomatoes and saffron and cook for 15 minutes.

3. Once the tomatoes reach a jam-like consistency, add the spaghetti and cook for 10 minutes.

4. Add the hot fish stock and wine. As the pan comes to a simmer, add the calamari and cook for 4 minutes. Add the prawns, clams and the mussels and cook until the shellfish open. You don't need to stir much, just push the mix around occasionally. Check for seasoning and scatter with parsley.

For alioli

Crush the garlic and salt to a paste with a mortar and pestle. Place in a bowl, add the yolks and mustard and gently whisk together. Combine the oils and while whisking continuously, drizzle them in gradually.

Keep whisking until the mixture firms. Check seasoning and mix in lemon juice. Chill until needed.

You can make the garlic mayo in a food processor if you don't have a mortar and pestle.

Serve with lemon wedges and alioli.

To serve: Add a dab of the garlicky alioli, the Spanish version of aioli, to each plate before serving.