Ingredients
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1 chicken (cut into pieces or 6 skinless thighs)
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1 small onion (chopped)
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2 ham hocks
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salt and pepper
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1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
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2 garlic cloves (chopped)
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1/2 lb raw peeled shrimp
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1/2 lb mussels
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1/2 lb sea scallops
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3/4 lb linguica sausage (sliced into 2 inch pieces) or 3/4 lb chorizo sausage (sliced into 2 inch pieces)
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1 red bell pepper (sliced)
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1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup broth
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3/4 cup white wine
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1/4 teaspoon saffron (sub. safflower spice or Sazon)
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1/2 cup frozen peas
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2 cups rice (Spanish)
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1/2 lb clam (littleneck)
Instructions
- Rinse chicken pieces and pat dry with paper towel.
- Season with salt and pepper. Saute chicken and ham hocks in 1/4 cup of olive oil until golden.
- Remove chicken, leaving ham hocks in pot, and saute garlic, onion and rice for a few minutes.
- Add chicken back to skillet on top of rice. Tuck in seafood and sausage.
- Add chicken stock or broth, wine, saffron and bell pepper. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle peas on top, and cover again and continue to cook an additional 10 minutes and serve.