Portuguese Paella

Portuguese Paella

Time: 1 hrs 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (cut into pieces or 6 skinless thighs)
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 2 ham hocks
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 2 cups rice (Spanish)
• 1/2 lb raw peeled shrimp
• 1/2 lb clam (littleneck)
• 1/2 lb mussels
• 1/2 lb sea scallops
• 3/4 lb linguica sausage (sliced into 2 inch pieces) or 3/4 lb chorizo sausage (sliced into 2 inch pieces)
• 1 red bell pepper (sliced)
• 1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup broth
• 3/4 cup white wine
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron (sub. safflower spice or Sazon)
• 1/2 cup frozen peas

Directions

• 1 Rinse chicken pieces and pat dry with paper towel.
• 2 Season with salt and pepper. Saute chicken and ham hocks in 1/4 cup of olive oil until golden.
• 3 Remove chicken, leaving ham hocks in pot, and saute garlic, onion and rice for a few minutes.
• 4 Add chicken back to skillet on top of rice. Tuck in seafood and sausage.
• 5 Add chicken stock or broth, wine, saffron and bell pepper. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• 6 Sprinkle peas on top, and cover again and continue to cook an additional 10 minutes and serve.