Paella Recipe
Ingredients
| Bacon strips | 4 , diced | |
| 1/2 cup chorizo, rolled in small balls | ||
| Lean pork | 1/2 Pound, cubed | |
| Chicken breasts | 2 , cubed | |
| Ham | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), cubed | |
| Celery stalks | 3 , chopped | |
| Artichoke hearts | 8 , halved | |
| Tomatoes | 2 Large, quartered | |
| Garlic | 3 Clove (5gm) | |
| 3 canned chipotle chilies | ||
| Onion | 1/2 , chopped | |
| Long grain white rice | 2 Cup (16 tbs), uncooked | |
| Boiling water | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Saffron | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 8 clams in the shell | ||
| Crab | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Raw shrimp | 1/2 Pound, deveined | |
| 8 mussels in the shell | ||
| 4 hard cooked eggs, halved | ||
| Ripe olives | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), sliced (Garnish:) | |
| Parsley | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped (Garnish:) | |
Directions
In large skillet, brown the bacon and chorizo.
Remove to large dutch oven.
Discard all but 4 tablespoons of fat.
Add the pork, chicken, and ham and brown.
Then mix with the chorizo in dutch oven.
Saute the celery and artichoke hearts 5 minutes and add to pot.
In a blender, puree the tomatoes, garlic, chilies and onion.
Fry this mixture in the skillet for 5 minutes.
Pour over the meat and vegetables.
Add the rice, boiling water and saffron.
Cover pot and steam over low heat for 30 minutes.
Add the seafood the last 5 minutes.
Arrange paella on a platter and garnish with eggs, olives and parsley.
Remove to large dutch oven.
Discard all but 4 tablespoons of fat.
Add the pork, chicken, and ham and brown.
Then mix with the chorizo in dutch oven.
Saute the celery and artichoke hearts 5 minutes and add to pot.
In a blender, puree the tomatoes, garlic, chilies and onion.
Fry this mixture in the skillet for 5 minutes.
Pour over the meat and vegetables.
Add the rice, boiling water and saffron.
Cover pot and steam over low heat for 30 minutes.
Add the seafood the last 5 minutes.
Arrange paella on a platter and garnish with eggs, olives and parsley.
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