"Ginger, soy sauce, and mushrooms give a Chinese influence to rice paella loaded with chicken, shellfish, and fish...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 chicken legs and thighs, excess fat removed, chopped into 2-inch pieces, with bone in
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2-1/2 cups long-grain rice
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Marinade for Chicken:
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1 Tablespoon soy sauce
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1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
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2 teaspoons rice wine or dry sherry
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1 teaspoon cornstarch
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Other Ingredients:
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8 Chinese dried black mushrooms
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1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
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2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
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1/4 pound cooked ham, cut into 1-inch cubes
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2 green onions cut into 1-inch pieces plus 1 Tablespoons minced green onion
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Pinch of powdered saffron
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1-1/2 cup chicken broth
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1/2 pound fresh halibut, cut into 1-inch cubes
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8 of your favorite type of clams
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8 mussels, scrubbed clean
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12-16 tiger prawns, peeled, deveined, rinsed, and sprinkled with a small amount of rice wine or dry sherry
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1 whole cooked crab, separated and cracked
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3/4 cup frozen or fresh green peas or 12 fresh snow peas
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1 teaspoon sesame oil