emily's seafood paella

Name: Emily's Seafood Paella
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 6 slice(s) bacon, chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 large bell peppers (i used 1 red and one orange); 1 pound(s) sausage (i'm using hot); 4 - chicken thighs, cubed; 6 clove(s) garlic, minced; 6 cup(s) good fish stock (emily said she uses 2 cans chopped clams); 3 tablespoon(s) parsley; 2-3 tablespoon(s) goya sazon spice; 2 pound(s) mixed seafood (i used mussels, shrimp, scallops, calamari and a lobster tail; 1 teaspoon(s) saffron; 2 1/2 cup(s) paella rice (or short, round-grain rice); - salt and pepper to taste; - any veg you want, if you want it. i used some asparagus i had previously steamed.

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Sherry Blizzard

Piney Flats, TN

Updated on Apr 12, 2020

Emily is a fellow teacher who made this amazing dish and shared it with me last year. I have been lusting after this dish for a very long time and she gladly shared her dad's recipe. From what I gather, in paella...anything goes. This dish speaks of true comfort food! Thank you, my friend for sharing. I know I went a little away from your directions, but I tried really hard to stay true to your dad's recipe. The asparagus was an afterthought...I'm not sorry. I had fish stock that I had pressure canned so I used that instead of the two cans of chopped clams.

Rate

prep time 25 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

6 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 large bell peppers (i used 1 red and one orange)
1 pound sausage (i'm using hot)
4 - chicken thighs, cubed
6 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups good fish stock (emily said she uses 2 cans chopped clams)
3 tablespoons parsley
2-3 tablespoons goya sazon spice
2 pounds mixed seafood (i used mussels, shrimp, scallops, calamari and a lobster tail
1 teaspoon saffron
2 1/2 cups paella rice (or short, round-grain rice)
- salt and pepper to taste
- any veg you want, if you want it. i used some asparagus i had previously steamed.

How To Make emily's seafood paella

Step 1

Dice onion, peppers and bacon. Add a little oil to a VERY deep and wide skillet if you don't have a Paella pan. Saute until peppers and onion is softened and bacon is almost done. Remove to a bowl and set aside.

Step 2

In the same pan, brown sausage, when almost all browned, add the chicken thighs and cook through. Meanwhile, in another pot, heat the fish stock and saffron. Important!!!: Drain all remaining grease/oil from the sausage/chicken. Return to the deep skillet.
Step 3

Put the veggies back in with the sausage and chicken and mix together. Add in the hot fish stock, parsley, garlic, sazon. Simmer gently 5 minutes.
Step 4

Add in 2 1/2 cups of paella rice (use short grain rice if you can't find paella rice). Gently move it around to just make sure the liquid covers the rice. Lower the heat to a simmer and do NOT stir the rice anymore for 10 minutes.
Step 5

Now add your seafood. Still...DO NOT STIR! Emily says that literally anything can go in! Her dad lives on the east coast, so he has access to fresh seafood. I think even my halibut cheeks would go well in this! Try to "submerge" or distribute your seafood evenly throughout the pan. Let it simmer away for another 10 minutes. Add veggies if you want. At the last minute I decided to add some crisp steamed asparagus I had in the fridge. I've seen some people add peas or green beans.
Step 6

Take this amazing smelling concoction off the stove, cover with a lid and allow to sit for another 10 minutes.
Step 7

Serve up in a big, wide bowl with some crusty Artisan bread to soak up that fabulous broth!
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