Grilled Paella Mixta (Mixed Paella With Chicken and Seafood) Recipe

Serves: 6 Save

Ingredients (23)

  • 6 dried ñora peppers or 4 ancho chiles (1 1/2 ounces total; 50g), optional; see note
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) extra virgin-olive oil
  • 5 medium cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 medium yellow onions (1 1/2 pounds; 600g), finely diced
  • One large (8-ounce; 225g) green pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely diced
  • One large (8-ounce; 225g) red pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely diced
  • One medium (10-ounce; 285g) leek, white and light green parts only, washed well and finely diced
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • 3 chicken legs (1 3/4 pounds; 800g), thighs and drumsticks split
  • 6 pork tenderloin medallions (about 1 1/4 pounds; 565g total)
  • 1/4 pound (115g) Spanish chorizo, cut into large dice (about 1/2 cup)
  • One (14.5-ounce; 411g) can whole, peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand or blended to a purée
  • 1 cup (235ml) sofrito
  • 1 teaspoon sweet smoked Spanish paprika (pimentón dulce)
  • Large pinch saffron
  • 7 cups (1.65L) boiling hot white chicken stock or low-sodium broth, vegetable stock, or water, plus more as needed
  • 2.5 cups (17 1/2 ounces; 495g) short-grain Spanish rice, such as Bomba or Calasparra
  • 12 littleneck clams, soaked in multiple changes of cold salted water until no sand can be found on the bottom of the bowl
  • 15 mussels, beards removed
  • 1/4 pound (115g) large shelled shrimp
  • Lemon wedges, for serving

Directions

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