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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Paella

I usually do this outside on an open flame or fire in a paella pan. We usually have this every year camping with a large group of friends. This is a great group dinner and everyone can participate.

1/4 cup olive oil.
1 red pepper chopped
2 celery sticks chopped
1 large onion chopped
4 garlic cloves chopped
2 chorizo or hot italian sausage chopped
1 strip bacon chopped
8 bone in skin on chicken thighs
15 shrimp
2 cups Bomba or Aborrio rice
1/2 tsp saffron
1 tsp rosemary fresh chopped
8 plumb tomatoes chopped
4 cups chicken stock
2 Tbsp smoked paprika

Best if you buy and use a traditional paella pan.
In a large paella pan, add oil to hot pan and cook chicken through, remove, add bacon and sausage and cook through and remove.
Add garlic/onion/red pepper/celery and cook 5 min until soft. Add rice and cook 2 min. Stir in tomatoes, stock rosemary, saffron and paprika. Cook for 8-10 min uncovered.
Add sausage, along with Chicken back to the pan.
Mix all well and cook 2-3 min. Add shrimp on top and do not stir. cook for about 8-10 min, turn shrimp and cover pan with foil and turn heat off. Let stand for 10 min while shrimp continue to cook.

Serve from the pan. Goes good with a salad.