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PAELLA

Steps:

• To make the sofrito, pulse together the onion and pepper in the bowl of a food processor to break them down. Pulse in the jalapeno and garlic and then add the cilantro and tomatoes and puree into a course mixture. Set aside.
• Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a paella pan over medium heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and then add them to the pan skin-side down. Cook without moving too much until golden brown and crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and brown on the other side for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• Add the chorizo to the pan and cook until it has rendered its fat. Add in the sofrito with a good pinch of salt and cook until fragrant and the sofrito begins to toast and dry out, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and toast until rusty in color, about 1 minute.
• Add the rice and toast briefly. Deglaze the pan with the white wine. Add the paprika and cumin and then slowly add the stock, stirring as you add. Nestle the chicken back into the pan and bring to a simmer. Arrange the clams around the chicken and cook for 2 minutes. Add the mussels and shrimp and cover the pan. Cook until the clams and mussels have opened and the rice is tender and crisp on the bottom, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Discard any clams or mussels that didn't open. Garnish with freshly ground pepper and some torn cilantro. Serve.

VEGETABLE PAELLA ON THE GRILL

Steps:

• Heat a large saute or paella pan over medium heat or place on a grill over medium heat. Add the oil and when hot. Add the mushrooms and crisp for about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, peppers, onions and a large pinch of salt and cook until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the kale and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for an additional minute. Add the rice and cook until toasted, a few minutes. Add the wine and cook until reduced by half, then add the stock and cook, stirring, until it comes to a simmer. Cook, undisturbed, until the liquid has been absorbed, the rice is cooked and a crust forms on the bottom of the pan, about 20 minutes.
• Garnish the paella with the fried eggs and cilantro if you have it.