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Filipino Paella Valenciana

Yields6 ServingsTotal Time1 hr 30 mins

A classic Spanish dish with a touch of Pinoy!

 6 cups chicken broth
 2 bay leaf
 ¼ kg shrimpshelled and deveined but with tail
 ¼ kg halaan clamscleaned
 ¼ kg squidsliced into rings
 ½ cup chicken thigh fillet
 ½ cup leftover longganisachopped
 saltto taste
 4 tbsp annatto oil
 ¼ cup minced red onions
 2 tbsp minced garlic
 ½ cup diced red bell peppers
 ½ cup crushed tomatoes
 1 tbsp tomato paste
 2 tsp kasubha
 2 tsp smoked paprika
 1 ½ cups rice
 ½ cup peas
 ½ cup baguio beans
 ½ cup sitaw
Toppings
 ½ cup red bell pepperssliced
 ½ cup kinchay leaves
 lemon slices
1

Bring chicken stock to a boil and add bay leaves. Add halaan clams then simmer until clams are cooked and opened. Remove from stock. Repeat for squid.

2

Add shrimp heads and shells to the broth and crush them to extract more flavor reduce the liquid to about half. Keep warm and set aside.

3

In a pan over medium-high heat, sprinkle salt and annatto oil. Sauté longganisa, chicken, and shrimp until shrimp is cooked. Remove shrimp. Continue sautéing until the chicken has developed a deep brown color then remove chicken and chorizo from the pan. Add onions, garlic, and red bell peppers.

4

Add smoked paprika, crushed tomatoes, and tomato paste. Continue cooking until toasted and very aromatic.

5

Deglaze pan with broth. Add kasubha and bring to a boil. Add rice then stir to spread evenly. Allow simmering in low heat. Cover with foil.

6

Remove cover. Add peas and Baguio beans and lightly mix them in. Arrange cooked shrimps, chicken, chorizo, clams, squids, and bell peppers on top of the rice. Allow cooking for a few more minutes covered. Remove from heat and rest covered for 5 more minutes.

7

Top with lemon wedges and kinchay leaves.

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