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Paella

My mother worked on this recipe for a long time, collecting dozens of different paella recipes, before tweaking and combining them to make her own, and it's wonderful. Thanks Mom **This is an all day project at our house, saved for special occasions

List of Ingredients

2 sweet Italian sausages, par boiled and cut into 3/4" slices
1 chicken, cut up
1/8 c olive oil
1 med red onion
2 lrg cloves minced garlic
1 1/2 - 2 c chicken broth
1 1/4 cup long grain rice
3/4 c water
1/8 t saffron
1/8 t black pepper
2 bay leaves
1 T lemon juice
1/4 t basil or oregeno
1/2 t salt
1 9oz. pkg frozen articoke hearts, or 1 can artichoke hearts, not the marinated kind
1/2 lb raw shrimp( 12 med shrimp) shelled and deveined
1/2 lb clams in shell(9 clams)
4 crab legs, cracked
1/4 lb scallops
12" paella pan or cast iron skillet


Recipe

1.Parboil sausage and allow to cool; then slice in 3/4" slices. Set aside in fridge.
2.In a paella pan, pour in olive oil. Brown chicken on all sides; remove.
3.Saute onion and garlic in remaining oil for 5 min; remove.
4. Add rice to oil; cook, stirring until golden.
5. In a cup, mix chicken broth, garlic and saffron, heat it and then pour over rice.
6.Add pepper, lemon juice, bay leaves, basil and salt to the water and slowly pour this into the rice.
7.Add chicken, onion, artichoke hearts and sausage.
8. Bake covered in 350 oven until the rice is tender( about 30 minutes)
9.Uncover paella and stir to blend ingredients.
10. Poke clams, shrimp, and scallops into paella. It will be very crowded.
11. Put back into oven. Place crab legs on top in the last 5 minutes of cooking. It's done when all the clam shells have opened and the shrimp are pink.

**Serve with sourdough rolls**