Food Network: Paella

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Paella
Recipe courtesy Food Network

Ingredients
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup minced onions
1 each small-sized sweet red and green bell peppers, seeded, and cut into strips
1 cup drained, chopped canned tomatoes
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
1 (2 1/2 pound) chicken, cut into serving pieces, patted dry
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 chorizos, sliced into 1/4-inch thick half circles
1/2 cup dry white wine
3 cups long-grain rice
1/4 teaspoon ground saffron or saffron threads
5 to 6 cups simmering chicken stock
12 extra-large shrimps in their shells, shelled and deveined, leaving tails intact
12 hard-shelled clams, such as littlenecks, scrubbed

12 mussels, scrubbed
1 cup peas
Lemon wedges, for garnish
Minced fresh parsley

Directions
Make the sofrito: In a heavy 12-inch skillet heat 3 tablespoons olive
oil until hot, add the onions, and pepper strips and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes,
garlic, and thyme and cook, stirring for 5 minutes more, until most of the liquid in the pan
evaporates and the mixture is thick.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In the skillet heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil over
moderately high heat until hot. Add the chicken and cook it, turning. Add sausages and cook until
lightly browned. Transfer to a plate and deglaze pan with 1/2 cup dry white wine.

About a 30 minutes before you plan to serve the paella, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a
14-inch paella pan or shallow casserole at least 14-inches in diameter, combine the sofrito, rice,
and the saffron. Pour in 5 cups simmering stock and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil over high

heat. Remove the pan from the heat immediately and season with salt. Arrange the chicken, sausage,
shrimp, clams, and mussels on top of the rice. Set the pan on the floor of the oven or the lowest
shelf and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Scatter the peas at random over the whole and bake for 5 to
10 minutes more or until all the liquid has been absorbed by the rice and the grains are tender but
not too soft. If necessary, add the remaining cup stock, if the rice needs to be more soft. Do not
stir the paella once it goes in oven.

Let paella stand at room temperature covered with a cloth for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with
the lemons and parsley.