INGREDIENTS
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One 3-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces
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1/4 cup canola oil
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
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8 cups chicken stock
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1 large pinch saffron
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2 pounds clams, scrubbed
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2 pounds mussels, debearded and scrubbed
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18 colossal shrimp, tails on, peeled and deveined
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Two 2-pound lobsters, par-cooked in salted boiling water for about 12 minutes, drained well and halved lengthwise
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15 sea scallops, patted dry
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4 lemons, halved
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1 large Spanish onion, finely chopped
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6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
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4 cups short grain paella rice
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1 pound Spanish chorizo (a cross between hard and soft), thinly sliced
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1 cup frozen peas, thawed
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1 jar piquillo peppers, chopped or thinly sliced (6 or 8 peppers)
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1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley