Paella Recipe for Two - Paella Para Dos

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Ingredients (25)

  • 2 to 4 cups chicken, fish, or vegetable broth
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil, preferably Spanish
  • 1/2 small yellow or white onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 medium tomato, diced
  • 5 to 7 ounces bomba rice, or medium-grain rice, such as Calrose
  • 1 pinch saffron 
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas, optional
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 medium lemon, optional
  • 2 chicken drumsticks or thighs
  • 1/4 pound pork loin, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 medium calamari, or squid
  • 4 small clams, such as venus or manila
  • 4 medium or large shell-on shrimp
  • 1/4 sweet bell pepper
  • 2 medium calamari, or squid
  • 4 medium mussels in shell, frozen or fresh
  • 6 small clams, such as venus or manila, frozen or fresh
  • 6 to 8 medium or large shell-on shrimp
  • 1/4 medium bell pepper
  • 1 medium artichoke, trimmed and quartered
  • 1/4 medium eggplant, cubed
  • 1/2 medium red or green bell pepper, cut into strips
  • 1/2 (15-ounce) can white beans, rinsed

Directions

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