Name: Joe'S Paella - Traditional Valencia Chicken & Seafood
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: A good paella pan that serves about 2 to 3 people; Olive Oil; 250g of Clams; 10 to 12 Mussels; 250g of small cooked Prawns; 250g of Calamari or Squid cut into rings; 4 to 6 large Prawns; Good pinch of Saffron; 1 head of Garlic, crushed; 400g of Chicken, (breasts or thighs, boned & skinned) sliced into small chunks; Half a Red Pepper, diced; Half a Green Pepper, diced; 1 small Onion, diced; 1 Chicken stock cube - I use Knorr, they are by far the best I've found, although feel free to use a different variety; 1 cup of medium grain Paella Rice.; Handful of frozen Peas; 4 Pickled Red Peppers, rinsed; 1 unwaxed Lemon, sliced into 4 wedges.; -IMPORTANT-; 1 person = Half a cup of rice = 1 cup of water "plus a bit".; As we are serving 2 people and hence using 1 cup of rice, we use 2 cups of water "plus a bit", so about 2 & a half/3 cups of water, no more!; STAGE 1 - STOCK; Peel small prawns removing the shells and heads & place in a bowl, reserve the prawn meat until stage 3. Clean the mussels & put half of the mussels aside until stage 3.; Pour measured water into heavy pot, throw in mussels & clams, bring to the boil. Gently boil until all shells have opened. Remove the clams & mussels & any meat in the pot and put aside. Throw in the shells from the peeled prawns, add the majority of the saffron (but not all) and the chicken stock cube & bring back to the boil. (Note- this dish gets it salt from the stock cube so don't add anymore.) In the meantime, separate all the meat from the boiled mussels & clams & discard the shells, put aside the meat until stage 3. Try and do this over a bowl & throw back into the pot any remaining liquid; Once the stock is boiling, gently simmer for about 5 mins, until it has achieved a deep yellow colour, then sieve out into a jug or pot, discard the shells & put aside until stage 3.

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A good paella pan that serves about 2 to 3 people

Olive Oil

250g of Clams

10 to 12 Mussels

250g of small cooked Prawns

250g of Calamari or Squid cut into rings

4 to 6 large Prawns

Good pinch of Saffron

1 head of Garlic, crushed

400g of Chicken, (breasts or thighs, boned & skinned) sliced into small chunks

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