Seafood Paella

Ingredients:

  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 pound chicken breast, boneless, skinless
  • 1/4 cup diced onions
  • 2 Tbsp chopped garlic
  • 1/4 cup diced red and green peppers
  • 1/4 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup parboiled rice
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1/2 Tbsp saffron
  • 6 blue crabs, cleaned and halved
  • 1 pound shrimp, pee;ed and de-veined
  • 12 clams
  • 12 mussels
  • 1/2 pound smoked sausage, sliced into 1/4 inch pieces
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Directions:

Heat the olive oil in a large pan on stovetop.

Add chicken breast to the oil, and saute to golden brown

Leave chicken in pan and add onions, garlic, peppers and celery.

Saute mixture for 2 minutes.

Add rice, chicken stock and saffron.  Bring to boil.

Finally, add the blue crabs, shrimp, clam, mussels, sausage, salt and pepper.

Cover paella and lower heat.

Let simmer for 20-25 minutes,