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Crooked Tree Mixed Paella

Course Main Dish
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 6

Ingredients

Preparing the saffron

  • 30 threads Saffron crushed, (1/2 teaspoon)
  • 1/4 cup Water hot

Preparing the meat

  • 1 lb Chicken Thighs, local, boneless, skinless, cut into 2" pieces
  • 10 Jumbo Shrimp peeled and deveined
  • Pinch of Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper
  • 1/2 cup Pons Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil Arbequina
  • 4 oz Palacios Chorizo Picante dry cured, cut into 1/4" coins

Preparing the Herbs & Vegetables

  • 1 tsp Smoked Paprika Badia
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • 3 Bay Leaves dried
  • 3 Tomato medium, diced
  • 7 cup Chicken Stock Toski Sands house-made
  • Salt for seasoning
  • 1/4 Onion large, Spanish, minced

Preparing the Rice

  • 2 1/2 cup Rice Organic Jasmati
  • 3 Red Peppers roasted, cut into 1/2" thick strips

Preparing Additional Ingredients

  • 14 oz Can of whole artichoke hearts drained, halved
  • 10 oz Frozen Peas
  • 12 Mussels

Instructions

Prepare the saffron

  • Put saffron in hot water in a small bowl. Let sit for 15 minutes.

Prepare the meat

  • Season chicken and shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat paella pan over moderate heat. Increase heat to medium high and add chicken, shrimp and chorizo. Cook, turning occasionally, until browned (approximately 5 minutes). Transfer shrimp to a plate, leaving meat in the pan.

Prepare the Herbs & Vegetables

  • Add paprika, garlic, bay leaves, tomatoes and onion to pan and cook, stirring often, until onion is softened, about six minutes. Add saffron mixture and broth. Season with salt and bring to a boil over high heat.

Prepare the Rice

  • Sprinkle in the rice, distributing evenly with a spoon. Add roasted red peppers. Cook without stirring until rice has absorbed most the liquid, 10-12 minutes. Reduce heat to low.

Prepare Additional Ingredients

  • Add reserved shrimp, artichokes, peas and mussels. Cook, without stirring, until mussels have opened and rice has absorbed the liquid and is al dente, 5-10 minutes more. Remove pan from heat, cover with aluminum foil, and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

SHOPPING LIST
PRODUCE
Garlic Bulb
3 Medium Tomatoes
Large Spanish Onion
3 Red Peppers
FROZEN FOOD FREEZER
Toski Sands House-made Chicken Stock – 2 quarts
Frozen Peas – 10 ounces
FROZEN FOOD FREEZER
Toski Sands House-made Chicken Stock - 2 quarts.
Frozen Peas - 10 ounces
MEAT & FISH CASE
10 Jumbo Shrimp
12 mussels
1 lb. Local boneless chicken thighs
SPICES
Badia Smoked Paprika
3 Dried Bay Leaves
Salt
Pepper
DAIRY CASE
Palacios Chorizo Picante
AISLE 3
Pons Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Organic Jasmati Rice
AISLE 2
14 oz can Artichoke Hearts