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Mediterranean Paella Recipe


Mediterranean Paella Recipe
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A feast for both eyes and tummy! It takes time to make this Paella, but it has all the bells and whistles to please everyone. Simple to serve, just dig in!

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Ingredients
  • 8 chicken legs
  • 3 chorizo sausages, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 4 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups medium grain rice
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. white pepper
  • 4 cups chicken stock (or 2 cups chicken stock and 2 cups clam juice)
  • 1 tsp. saffron threads
  • **1 pound shrimp marinated in:
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup white wine**
  • 1/2 pound fresh mussels
  • 2 cans artichoke hearts, drained
  • 1 jar whole pimentos, drained
  • ½ cup fresh or frozen peas, cooked and drained
  • 8 lobster claws and/or crab claws
  • 2 lemons, quartered

Directions
  1. In a large paella pan, brown the chicken legs and sausages in the olive oil.
  2. Add chopped onions and garlic, brown.
  3. Remove meat mixture from pan and reserve.
  4. Add rice to pan and cook until slightly golden and transparent.
  5. Add salt and pepper.
  6. In a separate pot, bring stock to a boil.
  7. Dissolve saffron in the boiling stock.
  8. Then back to the Paella Pan, cover rice with the stock and put the meat mixture back in the pan.
  9. Cover and cook slowly until the liquid is absorbed (about 30 minutes).
  10. Marinate shrimp in garlic, onion, parsley, oil and wine for at least one hour.
  11. Remove from marinade and add to rice once liquid has absorbed.
  12. Garnish paella with mussels, artichoke hearts, pimentos, peas, crab and lobster.
  13. Cover and let the garnish ingredients steam for 20 minutes.
  14. Serve with lemon sections.

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Pink, you've outdone yourself this week! Terrific recipe! :)


Wow! Sounds amazing!


Pink this sounds just like my friend (from Puerto Rico) used to make, so fantastic! Great Post!


Great post pink!


This really sounds interesting.. have never tried it but will definately do it now..


Perfect.


Great recipe ... Thanks!


Awesome... totally so... thanks


Like it!


Pink, Next time I have an army to feed this sounds great.


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