Paella

Ingredients

• 3 pounds small clams, littlenecks or cockles
• 3 pounds mussels, cleaned and beards removed
• 2 white onions, finely diced
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 pounds chorizo, cooked halfway and medium sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh chopped garlic
• 14 cups tomato broth, whole peeled can tomatoes pureed in blender
• 1 ounce saffron
• 1 cup chopped basil leaves
• 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 8 cups short grain rice, or Spanish rice
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper