Easy Seafood Paella

by cooksmartr

2 Comments

  1. cooksmartr

    # Ingredients

    * 4 to 4 ¼ cups chicken broth, good quality homemade or store bought
    * 2 cups clam juice, bottled, found in grocery stores
    * 1 lb. firm white fish, cut into bite size pieces (i.e., mahi-mahi, orange roughly, snapper, or halibut are good.)
    * 14 fresh mussels in shell, cleaned/de-bearded, and well-drained
    * 14 clams in shell, cleaned and well-drained
    * 12 shrimp, large or extra-large, shelled or de-shelled
    * kosher salt
    * freshly ground black pepper
    * 4 tablespoons salted butter
    * 1 medium onion, chopped
    * 8 cloves fresh garlic, minced
    * ¼ cup freshly chopped cilantro
    * ¼ cup freshly chopped basil
    * ¼ cup freshly chopped scallions
    * 3 teaspoons smoked paprika, it’s important to use smoked paprika for the smoky flavor
    * 3 Roma tomatoes, large, seeded and chopped
    * 2 cups Arborio rice, dry
    * lemon wedges, to serve, or lime wedges or chopped cilantro (optional)

  2. Eastern-Reindeer6838

    I dare you to post this on r/paella 😜