Paella Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 20 mussels, cleaned and debearded
• 10 large shrimp
• 2 large squid, cleaned and sliced into rings
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken pieces cut into chunks
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 2 tomatoes, cubed
• 3 cups long-grain white rice
• 1 pinch saffron
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 cup green peas

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• in a pot of lightly salted water, boil the mussels until they open. drain, and discard unopened mussels. in a separate pot of lightly salted water, boil the prawns and squid until opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. drain, reserving liquid.
• heat olive oil in a large skillet. place chicken pieces in the skillet, fry them until they are golden brown. remove the chicken pieces from the skillet and set aside.
• place garlic, peppers and tomato cubes into the skillet that the chicken was just removed from. fry the vegetables until they soften.
• bring the fish stock and 3 cups salted water to a boil and mix in 3 cups rice, saffron and paprika. bring to a boil again. cover, reduce heat and simmer for 50 minutes or until rice is tender.
• stir the peas into the rice. pour the rice mixture into a large serving dish. arrange the fried vegetables, chicken, shellfish and prawns around the rice. serve hot.