Ingredients

  • 4 ounces extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 ounces pork loin, cut in chunks
  • 6 ounces chicken breast, cut in chunks
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 onion, julienned
  • 1 green pepper, cut in strips
  • 8 ounces white wine
  • 1 tomato peeled, seeded, and chopped
  • Pinch saffron
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 10 ounces uncooked Valencia or other short grain rice
  • 20 ounces chicken stock
  • 6 ounces peeled and deveined medium shrimp
  • 4 ounces scallops
  • 4 ounces squid rings
  • 4 ounces grouper fillet, cut into chunks
  • 6 littleneck clams
  • 6 mussels
  • 6 ounces cooked green peas
  • 6 pimento (roasted pepper) strips
  • 6 white asparagus spears
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a paella pan, heat the olive oil and saute the pork and chicken until it is golden.
  • Then, add garlic, bay leaf, onion, and green pepper.
  • Saute until onions are transparent.
  • Add white wine, tomato, saffron, salt, and pepper.
  • Bring to a boil for 3 minutes.
  • Then, add rice and chicken stock and bring to a boil.
  • Then add seafood and cover the paella and bake in oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  • Garnish with peas, pimentos, asparagus, and lemon wedges.