Paella – Philippine Style Recipe

Serves/Makes: 12 – 15

Ingredients:

• 1 pound large shrimps
• 3 large crabs
• 20 fresh littleneck clams
• 1 fryer chicken (about 2 pounds)
• 1 pork tenderloin (about 2 pounds)
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 Chorizos de Bilbao or Pepperonis, sliced thin
• 3 cups raw rice (glutinous or sticky rice if available)
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 small bay leaf
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron mixed with 1 teaspoon water (optional)
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 2 pieces pimento cut into 1-inch squares
• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to cook Paella – Philippine Style:

• Cut chicken and pork into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Shell shrimps leaving tails, slit and remove black veins, dredge with salt and pepper. Boil crabs and quarter. Crack shells of crab claws and set aside.
• Boil clams in 6 cups water until they open. Remove empty top shells and set aside. Reserve 6 cups clam broth.
• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Heat olive oil in a large pan and add chicken, pork, paprika, garlic, onion and chorizo or pepperoni. Toss for a few minutes and add rice. stir until rice is slightly brown. Add tomato sauce, clam broth, bay leaf, salt and pepper and stir for a few minutes. Add shrimps and bell peppers and saffron if used. Bring to a boil.
• Transfer to a serving casserole and bake covered at 350°F (180°C) for 30 minutes. Uncover the casserole and arrange clams, crabs, peas and pimento on top. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
• Decorate top with slices of hard-boiled eggs before serving.

Comments:
Paella is a rice dish, originally from Valencia, where it is eaten especially on Sundays and during the Falles. There are many variations of it with different ingredients.

This recipe for Paella – Philippine Style serves/makes: 12 – 15

The Paella – Philippine Style recipe is adopted from The Philippine Cookbook by Reynaldo Alejandro.

Main Ingredient: Seafood Mix
Preparation Method: Baked 
Cuisine: Filipino