Hunter Mountain Paella

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 dozen clam, cleaned
• 1 dozen mussels, cleaned
• 1/2 cup ham, cubes
• 1/2 lb italian sausage
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken parts
• 1 lb raw shrimp
• 4 lobster tails
• 1 large onion
• 1 green pepper
• 2 tomatoes, cubed
• 2 garlic cloves (or more)
• 2 cups rice (i use uncle ben's)
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup wine
• 1 teaspoon saffron
• 1/4 cup pimento strips
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 cup frozen peas
• salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cut sausage in chunks and brown in huge skillet or paella pan on top of stove in hot oil. (you must use a pan with a lid that can go in the oven).
• 3 remove sausage from pan and add chicken parts, and brown on both sides. i usually use thighs. meat doesn't need to be cooked through, only browned on the outside.
• 4 remove from pan and set aside.
• 5 chop onion and green pepper and garlic and saute until soft, in same pan, don't brown. turn off heat.
• 6 add chopped tomato, rice, saffron, ham, sausages, chicken, salt and chicken broth and stir.
• 7 top with clams, mussels, shrimp, lobster tails (cut in two, if desired). make sure clams and mussels are closed tightly. discard any that won't close on their own when tapped.
• 8 cover pan and put in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked through.
• 9 add peas and pimento about 5 minutes before taking out of oven. discard any clams or mussels that don't open.