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Spanish Paella w/Chorizo Sausage

Cummulative Rating
N/A
Servings
Serves 8
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup water
1 teaspoon saffron
48 ounces gf Chicken Stock (or three 16 oz. cans of gf chicken broth)
8 large shrimp, peeled, deveined and leaving tails intact
1 Tablespoon olive oil
4 chicken thighs, skinned, boned and cut in half
6-7 ounces chorizo sausage, crumbled
One 4 ounce slice prosciutto, cut into 1" pieces
2 cups onion, chopped
1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup tomatoes, canned, diced and undrained
1 teaspoon paprika
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups uncooked arborio rice
1 cup frozen peas
8 mussels, scrubbed and debearded

Directions

In a small bowl combine parsley, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 minced garlic cloves; set aside.

In a large saucepan combine water, saffron and broth. Bring to a simmer. Do not boil. Keep broth warm over low heat.

In a large skillet heat
1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add chicken and saute
2 minutes and remove. Add sausage and prosciutto, saute 2 minutes and remove. Add shrimp, saute 2 minutes and remove.

Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onion and bell pepper, saute 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes, paprika and 3 garlic cloves, cook for 5 minutes. Add rice, cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in parsley, lemon and garlic mixture, broth, chicken, sausage and peas. Bring to a low boil and cook for
10 minutes. Add mussels, nestling them into rice mixture. Cook until shells open, discarding any unopened shells. Arrange shrimp, heads down in rice mixture and cook 3 minutes, until shrimp are done. Remove from heat and cover with a towel and let stand for
10 minutes. Serve.

Tips

Traditional Spanish or Portuguese Paella is made with chorizo sausage, but you can substitute spicy or hot Italian sausage.
This recipe is easy to make, but requires quite a bit of prep work.

For homemade gf sausage recipes visit our archives and this month’s article on Sausages.

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