Paella for 10

Name: Paella for 10
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 chicken thighs, each cut into 4 or more pieces; 1 Italian sausage, cut up; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 pound snow peas; 3 cups short-grain white rice; Saffron, optional; 6 plum tomatoes; 6 to 10 oysters, cut in half if large

10 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 chicken thighs, each cut into 4 or more pieces
1 Italian sausage, cut up
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large onion, chopped
1 pound snow peas
3 cups short-grain white rice
Saffron, optional
6 plum tomatoes
6 to 10 oysters, cut in half if large

Directions

1

Put the oil in a very large skillet over medium-high heat.
2

Brown the chicken pieces and sausage, sprinkling with salt and pepper.
3

Remove to a plate.
4

Lower the heat a bit and add the onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes.
5

Add the snow peas and cook a minute over medium-high heat.
6

Add the rice and cook, stirring, until glossy, 2 or 3 minutes.
7

Stir in the saffron, tomatoes, and oysters; return the chicken and sausage to the mix.
8

Add 5 cups water (remember: very large skillet!
9

), stir to mix, and bring to a boil.
10

Simmer -- you want bubbles, but not furious ones -- undisturbed, until the rice is cooked, adding a little more water if necessary.
11

Serve hot or warm.