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seafood paella

This easy seafood paella, made with shrimp, clams and chorizo is a delicious, one-pot weeknight dish!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 16 clams cherrystone clams
  • 16 extra jumbo shrimp shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 0.5 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 0.25 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
  • 2.5 teaspoons olive oil divided
  • 1.75 oz cooked chorizo link sliced thin
  • 0.5 cup onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic sliced thin
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1.25 cups short or medium grain rice
  • 0.33 cup tomatoes finely diced
  • 2.5 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1.25 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 0.25 teaspoon saffron threads
  • 1 leaf bay leaf
  • 0.5 red bell pepper red bell pepper sliced thin strips
  • 0.25 cup frozen peas
  • 1 tablespoon parsley coarsely chopped (for garnish)

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Clean the clams and soak in cold water for 20 minutes.
  2. Transfer the shrimp to a bowl and season with 0.5 tablespoon lemon juice and Old Bay.
  3. Heat a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  4. Add 1 teaspoon of oil and sauté the chorizo, onions, garlic and paprika until soft, about 3 minutes.
  5. Push aside, add the remaining 1.5 teaspoons oil in the center and add the rice, stirring to coat with the oil. Sauté 3 minutes.
  6. Add the diced tomatoes, broth, salt, saffron threads (crumbled between fingers) and bay leaf.
  7. Mix and bring to a boil, stirring once, place the bell pepper over the rice, reduce heat to low and cover tightly, cook 15 minutes. Uncover, add the clams, shrimp and peas.
  8. Cover tightly again and cook on low heat until the clams open up and the shrimp are cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes.
  9. Uncover the skillet, raise the heat to medium-high and cook to toast the bottom of the rice, you should hear it sizzling, about 2 to 3 minutes.
  10. Discard the bay leaf and garnish with parsley.

Notes

This is a fantastic, one-pot weeknight dish that's surprisingly easy to make.