Seafood-and-Chicken Paella with Chorizo
Recipe from
Food & Wine
At her restaurant, Brasa, pork-loving chef Tamara Murphy makes her own chorizo for the excellent paella on her menu. As for the seafood in the dish, she breaks with tradition by sauteing the shrimp and steaming the mussels and clams before adding them to the paella during the last few minutes of cooking; this keeps the seafood moist and delicious.

Servings:
6
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Ingredients
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4 ouncesfresh chorizo, casings removedsee savings

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1small onion, thinly slicedsee savings

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1garlic clove, thinly slicedsee savings

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1/2 cupcanned diced tomatoessee savings

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1 cuparborio ricesee savings

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1 pinch ofsaffron dissolved in 2 tablespoons of watersee savings

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1 1/2 cupswatersee savings

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Salt and freshly ground peppersee savings

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1/4 cupplus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oilsee savings

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1 poundlarge shrimp, shelled and deveinedsee savings

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1/4 cupdry white winesee savings

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1 tablespoonfresh lemon juicesee savings

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1/2 poundmussels, scrubbed and debeardedsee savings

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1/2 poundcockles, scrubbed and rinsedsee savings

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1 1/2 cupscooked chicken, preferably dark meat (8 ounces)see savings

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2 tablespoonschopped flat-leaf parsleysee savings

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1scallion, thinly slicedsee savings

Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a 10-inch paella pan or ovenproof skillet, cook the chorizo over moderate heat, breaking it up with a spoon, until some of the fat is rendered and the chorizo is browned, 4 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and cook over low heat, stirring, until softened and just beginning to brown, 8 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, rice, saffron with its liquid, and the 1 1/2 cups of water. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat, without stirring, until the rice is al dente and the liquid is absorbed, 15 minutes.
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In a large skillet, heat the 1/4 cup of olive oil until shimmering. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, add them to the skillet and cook over high heat, turning once, until pink and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the shrimp to the rice. Discard the oil.
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Wipe out the skillet. Pour in the wine and lemon juice. Add the mussels and cockles, cover and cook, shaking the skillet, until the mussels open, about 3 minutes. Pour the mussels and cockles and their cooking liquid over the rice.
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Stir the cooked chicken into the rice. Cover and cook in the oven for about 5 minutes, until the paella is just heated through. Garnish with the parsley and scallion, drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and serve.
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