Paella

I have never made it but have enjoyed it many times at my friends home.

Ingredients

• 5 ea chicken breasts, skinned, boned
• Olive oil
• 1-1/2 cup long grain white rice
• 2 ea cloves garlic, minced
• 2 ea bay leaves, crumbled
• 1 pinch saffron to taste
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash cayenne
• 1 cup tomatoes
• 3 cup water, broth or clam juice/water mix
• 1 ea green pepper, slivered
• 1 ea jar pinentos (small)
• 1 lb linguica sausage (or chorizo)
• 1 doz littleneck clams, shucked, steamed until open
• 1 lb shrimp, large, cooked
• 1 cup cooked peas
• 1 ea frozen artichoke hearts

Directions

Cut chicken into large pieces. Fray in oil until browned. Put in 3 qt. casserole. Cook rice, garlic, oil in skillet until rice is light brown. Add next 8 ingredients, boil, then pour on chicken. Cover, bake in hot oven 425 for 25 min. Stope here if making in advance. Slice sausage, fry until browned. Drain/blot oil. Add sausage and remeaining ingredients to casserole, stirring lightly. Reduce oven to 375. cover and bake 15 min more.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: A friend's mother
Submitted By: Linda Sweet
linda_sweet@adc.com
Paella