Grilled Chicken and Clam Paella
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium leek, white and tender green, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 pounds skinless chicken breasts on the bone, cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 cups medium-grain rice, such as Valencia
- 1 1/4 cups fresh shelled fava beans (about 1 1/2 pounds in the shell) peeled, or fresh or frozen lima beans
- 4 1/2 cups hot chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth
- 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads
- 2 large plum tomatoes, chopped
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
- 2 pounds littleneck clams, scrubbed
- Light a grill.
- When the fire is hot, set a paella pan or medium roasting pan on the grill.
- Add the olive oil.
- Add the leek and garlic and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Cook, turning, until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes.
- Add the rice to the pan and stir to coat with oil.
- Add the fava beans and then the hot stock and bring to a simmer.
- Stir in the the saffron, shake the pan to loosen the rice and simmer for 4 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes, thyme and rosemary and season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the rice in an even layer and nestle the clams in the rice, hinges down.
- Cover the grill and cook until all the clams open and the rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes; rotate the pan halfway through cooking.
- Remove the pan from the grill and cover with a kitchen towel for 5 minutes to steam, then serve.
olive oil, green, garlic, chicken breasts, salt, rice, beans, chicken, saffron threads, tomatoes, thyme, rosemary, littleneck clams
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-chicken-and-clam-paella (may not work)