Kerry Thompson's Seafood Paella - The Hereford Series
Author: 
Recipe type: Seafood, Entree
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 4
 
This is a great stovetop casserole and the flavors are so perfect together! Your family is going to go wild! Once all the ingredients are in the pan, the secret is to NOT stir while the paella is cooking no matter how tempted you are.
Ingredients
  • 1 C uncooked rice (I prefer Thai Jasmine rice)
  • 3 C unsalted chicken or seafood broth
  • 1 lb peeled raw shrimp
  • ½ lb chorizo
  • ½ lb chicken drumetts, or wings with the tip end removed
  • 8 live clams (I like littleneck or cherrystone)
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 c frozen green peas
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 T garlic
  • 4 T olive oil
  • ⅓ gram saffron
Instructions
  1. Make sure the clams are alive. They should be closed, or, if they are open, they should close if you hold them under the tap with cold water running (they hate fresh water).
  2. Chop the onion; slice the bell pepper into strips about ½" wide; cut excess fat from chicken wings; scrub the clam shells with a stiff vegetable brush.
  3. Heat the olive oil on medium heat in a large, heavy skillet. Sautee the onion and garlic until the onion is soft and translucent. Add the uncooked rice and parch, about 2 minutes. Add the chorizo and chicken drumetts and brown lightly. Add 2 C chicken broth, sprinkle the saffron on top, and stir to mix. Cover, turn the heat down (3 on my electric stove), and simmer for about 20 minutes. During this time, occasionally shake the skillet to be sure the rice doesn't burn. Check about every 5 minutes to be sure there is still liquid in the skillet. If it starts getting dry, add more chicken/seafood broth.
  4. After about 20 minutes, the rice should be slightly underdone. Add the shrimp and peas and stir. Add more broth if necessary--there should always be liquid in the bottom of the skillet. Add the clams in a circle around the edges, and the bell pepper strips like spokes in a wheel. Cover and simmer until clams open and rice is done. Serve with hungry friends.
Recipe by Thru the Bugs on My Windshield at https://www.thruthebugsonmywindshield.com/2012/07/08/kerry-thompsons-seafood-paella-the-hereford-series/