Oven-baked Paella

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1/4 lb spanish chorizo, thinly sliced and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 1/4 teaspoons smoked paprika
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 lb medium grain rice (preferably bomba or arborio)
• 1 cup clam juice
• 6 cups fish stock or 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon saffron thread
• 1 lb mussels, well scrubbed (or littleneck clam or a combination)
• 1 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 lb cooked chicken, sliced 1/2-inch thick (or turkey sausage)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen baby peas
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 heat the olive oil over med-high heat in a 14-inch paella pan or 13- to 14-inch ovenproof saute pan.
• 3 saute the onions until softened, about 7 minutes.
• 4 add the bell pepper and saute for about 2 minutes, or until slightly softened.
• 5 add the chorizo and saute for about 2 minutes, or until well coated with the oil.
• 6 stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• 7 add the tomato paste and paprika and cook about 1 minute, until slightly darker in color.
• 8 season with salt and pepper.
• 9 add the rice and cook for 1 minute, stirring to coat the rice without browning it.
• 10 pour in the clam juice and 1 cup of the broth, and, using pot holders, move the pan around so that the ingredients are in an even layer and are mixed together.
• 11 cook until the liquid is absorbed, 4-5 minutes.
• 12 add the rest of the broth and the saffron and bring to a boil.
• 13 cover and put in the oven.
• 14 bake for 30-35 minutes or until the liquid is almost absorbed.
• 15 remove the pan from the oven and add the shellfish, sausage, and peas and stir to blend well.
• 16 cover, return to oven, and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until the mussels are open and the shrimp are pink and fully cooked.
• 17 remove from the oven.