Paella is one of those dishes with layers and layers of flavor.

Ingredients

1. 8 oz Spanish style Chorizo sliced like pepperoni and cut in half
2. 4-6 Chicken thighs
3. 1 green bell pepper
4. 2 lbs Shrimp
5. 1 tbl Salt
6. 3/4 c Peas
7. 1/2 Onion
8. 1 tsp Saffron
9. 1 tsp Smoked paprika
10. 2 tblTomato paste
11. 6.5 cups Stock light chicken or shrimp from shrimp skin
12. 2 cups Short grain rice(bomba/paella rice)
13. 1 tbl garlic (crushed)

Steps

1. Buy skin on shrimp and peel off skin to boil with saffron to make stock. Prep all ingredients in bowls to make it easy.

2. Oil the pan, cook chorizo until browned and juices and fat render out,remove when getting crispy. Brown chicken thighs. Get a good crust and it’s ok if its not cooked all the way through. Remove chicken and chorizo. Return after step 2 is complete. Arrange even spaced in pan.

   

3. Once chicken and chorizo is removed cook onions until translucent. Add the green bell pepper soften but dont cook all the way through.

   

4. Once chicken and chorizo is removed cook onions until translucent. Add the green bell pepper soften but dont cook all the way through.

   

5. Add chicken and chorizo back in. Cover with foil let simmer.

   

6. All stock should get absorbed and rice should start to thicken. Cover with foil and let simmer once rice starts to soak up water and almost done add in shrimp, peas and lemon. (Peas not pictured)

   

7. Remove from heat. Remove all cooked lemon. Garnish with fresh lemon cut to fit on the side. Serve and enjoy

   

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