Cuban-style Paella: Paella Cubana

Name: Cuban-style Paella: Paella Cubana
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons for sauteing seafood; 1 cup diced ham; 1 cup chorizo sausage or pepperoni, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces (recommended: Spanish sausage); 1 large onion, diced; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 1 (3-pound) chicken, cut into 6 to 8 pieces; 3 cups Valencia rice; 4 cups chicken broth; 1/2 cup red wine; 1 can mussels; 2 teaspoons salt; Bijol powder, a dash; 1 pound medium raw shrimp, peeled and de-veined; 1/2 pound scallops; 5 lobster tail meat, reserve shells for garnish; 1 cup frozen green peas; 1/4 cup minced parsley leaves; 1 red bell pepper, sliced for garnish; 1 cup steamed mussels in their shells, for garnish

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INGREDIENTS

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1/2 cup olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons for sauteing seafood

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1 cup diced ham

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1 cup chorizo sausage or pepperoni, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces (recommended: Spanish sausage)

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1 large onion, diced

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1 red bell pepper, diced

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5 garlic cloves, minced

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1 (3-pound) chicken, cut into 6 to 8 pieces

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3 cups Valencia rice

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4 cups chicken broth

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1/2 cup red wine

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1 can mussels

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2 teaspoons salt

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Bijol powder, a dash

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1 pound medium raw shrimp, peeled and de-veined

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1/2 pound scallops

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5 lobster tail meat, reserve shells for garnish

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1 cup frozen green peas

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1/4 cup minced parsley leaves

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1 red bell pepper, sliced for garnish

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1 cup steamed mussels in their shells, for garnish

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