A crowd pleasing dish of paella. (Toro)
Paella is a great dish to serve at a party since its served family style. There's something for everyone - try it with shrimp, clams, chorizo, or chicken.
Cook Time:30 min
Prep Time:15 min
Total Time:45 min
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 cup Calasparra/Bomba Rice
10 threads of saffron
1 cup sliced Spanish chorizo
? cup of the following: Diced red pepper, sliced scallion bottoms, Sofregit ( 1 onion small diced and cooked in olive oil, add 2 cups of tomato paste, slow toast down for 5 min) and Spanish onions that have been sautéed in olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 cup chicken breast/thigh meat
1 ½ cup of lobster stock, 1 ½ cup chicken stock, 1 ½ cup vegetable stock
1 tsp salt
5 top neck/count neck clams
3 shrimp
15 mussels
? cup English peas
? cup sliced scallion tops, olive oil and sea salt to garnish
Preparation:
Combine garlic, onion, Sofregit, scallion bottoms, chicken, chorizo, salt & pepper in paella pan and sautee for 4-5 min.
Add: Rice and Saffron, stir around evenly coating and toast for 4-5 min. Evenly distribute/flatten out rice in pan and add all stocks and turn the heat up to high.
Once boiling add theclams and cook 5-10 minutes until they open up and rice grains are clearly visible. Add mussels and turn down to medium heat.
Once mussels open, add shrimp and peas and keep on medium heat until shrimp and rice are both cooked creating a crispy bottom called “Socarrat,” adding stock as necessary.
Garnish with olive oil, scallions and a sprinkle of sea salt.
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