Paella

Ingredients

• 1 (3-pound) chicken, cut into small pieces (about 12)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions
• 3/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 6 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 cups chopped andouille sausage
• 3 cups uncooked rice
• 1 1/2 cups chopped peeled tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• 9 bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons Creole seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
• 6 cups white chicken stock
• 3 small (1 to 1 1/4 pounds each) lobsters, lightly steamed, cut into serving pieces
• 36 scrubbed littleneck clams
• 36 mussels, scrubbed and debearded
• 18 medium shrimp in their shells (about 3/4 pound)