Paella

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Ingredients:

1 large yellow onion, chopped

1/2 cup garlic, minced

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 lb. medium shrimp, cleaned

12 large, whole shrimp (with Heads)

3/4 lb. bay scallops or sea scallops cut in quarters

6 squid, cleaned and cut into rings

3/4 to1 lb. lamb loin chop, trimmed and cut into small pieces

1 lb. Spanish chorizo, cut into small pieces

18 large clams

1 1/2 – 2 lbs. Spanish rice

1 cup green peas

3 to 4 quarts chicken broth

1 tsp. saffron threads, ground

Salt and pepper

Olive oil

Preparation:

Place olive oil in paella pan and over a medium heat saute’ the onion, green and red bell pepper a couple of minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup of garlic; add shrimp and cook until pink. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside. Saute’ lamb until cooked and remove from pan. Add 3 to 4 cups of broth, saffron and clams. Cook over high heat until clams open. Remove clams. Add rice to pan. Stir well and add enough broth to cover rice well. Stir in remaining garlic, green peas, chorizo and lamb. Cook until rice is done and all broth is absorbed. If necessary, add liquid during cooking process. Once rice is done, decorate by putting shrimp and clams on top of Paella and cook another 10 minutes to heat shrimp.

Shopping List

1 red bell pepper
1 large yellow onion

1 green bell pepper
1 lb. medium shrimp

2 heads garlic
6 squid

12 large whole shrimp
3/4 lb. bay scallops

1 lb. lamb loin chops
1 lb. Spanish chorizo

12 large live clams
1 cup fresh peas

2 lbs. Spanish rice
 

Serving Suggestion:

Paella is delicious served with French bread, a green salad and a pitcher of Sangria. Fresh seasonal fruit, cut up and sprinkled with Grand Marnier makes an elegant Dessert.