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Paella of the Sea
Course: Entrees4
servings30
minutes40
minutesIngredients
6 cups 6 chicken stock
4 cups 4 dry white wine
3 cups 3 clam juice
1 1/2 lbs 1 1/2 extra large shrimp, peeled and deveined, shells reserved
1/2 cup 1/2 extra-virgin olive oil
2 lbs 2 pork butt, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 lb 1 cured chorizo, diced
2 cups 2 onions, diced small, peels reserved
1/3 cup 1/3 minced garlic
2 cups 2 crushed tomatoes
4 cups 4 bomba rice (or substitute other short-grained rice)
48 48 littleneck clams
3 3 roasted red peppers, peeled and cut into strips, for garnish
- Secret Flavor Weapon
1 cup 1 dry sherry
3 tbsp 3 cumin seeds
3 tbsp 3 smoked paprika
2 tbsp 2 fresh thyme
2 2 bay leaves
1 tbsp 1 saffron threads
- Garlic Scape Relish:
2 cups 2 garlic scapes
5 tbsp 5 extra-virgin olive oil
salt and black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup 1/2 toasted pine nuts
2 tbsp 2 grated lemon zest
Directions
- Combine the chicken stock, white wine, clam juice, 1 cup water and shrimp shells in a large pot. Add any onion peelings or vegetable scraps left from preparation. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes, then strain, return the liquid to pot and set aside.
- While stock cooks, prepare the secret flavor weapon. Heat the sherry in a small pan until it is just beginning to simmer, then remove from the heat. Add the remaining ingredients, stir well and set aside.
- Build a medium-hot fire in grill (when ready, you can hold your hand about 6 inches above the grill for only 2 or 3 seconds).
- Prepare the relish. Rub the scapes with about 1 tablespoon olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and grill until just toasty, about 2 minutes a side. Remove from heat and chop roughly. Combine the scapes with the remaining olive oil, pine nuts and lemon zest, mix well, and set aside.
- Put 1/2 cup olive oil in a paella pan or 20-inch camp skillet. Put over the fire and heat until hot but not smoking. Add the pork butt and sausage and brown lightly on both sides, about 6 to 8 minutes total. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and half the stock mixture, bring to simmer, then add the rice and the Secret Flavor Weapon. Stir well to combine, then smooth it out to an even layer (you should have just a layer of liquid between 1/4 and 1/2 inch on top) and allow to come back to a slow simmer.
- Push the shrimp and clams down into the simmering mixture so they are covered by the liquid, being careful not to stir the mixture. Move the pan just enough to the side of the fire so the liquid continues to simmer slowly. Add liquid as needed to maintain that very thin visible layer for 20 minutes, but do not move the rice around. After 20 minutes stop adding liquid and continue to cook until all visible liquid is absorbed and rice is tender but not mushy, from 5 to 15 minutes. Remove from fire, lay peppers on top, spoon on the Garlic Scape Relish and serve.
Inspired by NY Times
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