Natalie's Paella

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb jasmine rice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 tomatoes, ripe and cubed
• 1/4 tablespoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup shrimp broth
• 5 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon saffron
• 8 pieces chicken, wings, drums
• 1 lb lamb ribs, sliced
• 1 lb octopus, cooked and sliced
• 1 lb calamari, clean
• 8 jumbo shrimp, with head
• 6 mussels
• 1 lb clam, small
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 green bell pepper, cut julienne style
• 1 red bell pepper, cut julienne style
• 1 yellow bell pepper, cut julienne style
• 1 sprig cilantro

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, soak rice with water for 20 minutes.
• 2 in extra large skillet/wok heat up oil, sauté garlic, onion and tomato.
• 3 season with black pepper and add rice.
• 4 lightly sauté and add shrimp broth, bay leaves and saffron, simmer.
• 5 in another skillet fry up the chicken, lamb ribs until semi-done and crunchy.
• 6 add octopus and calamari, stir and reserve to the side.
• 7 incorporate the mixtures of meats and shrimp, clams, to the jasmine rice skillet.
• 8 cover with aluminum and let it simmer 10 minutes.
• 9 add the dry wine and simmer 20 more minutes.
• 10 decorate with bell peppers and cilantro.