Paella Cubana

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon annatto seed paste (achiote)
• 4  chicken thighs bone-in
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 28 ounce chicken broth canned
• 0.3 pound chorizo sausage 
• 0.3 cup cooking wine dry white
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1  bell pepper green seeded chopped
• 1 pound mussels fresh scrubbed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 1  onion chopped
• 7.5 ounce dozens oysters smoked drained canned
• 1 cup peas frozen english thawed
• 1  bell pepper red seeded chopped
• 0.5 cup red wine 
• 1.8 cups valencia rice 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 pound sea scallops 
• 1  shallots minced
• 1.5 pounds shrimp deveined peeled

Equipment

• frying pan
• paper towels
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Remove casings from chorizo, and slice.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
3. Add chorizo, and cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring often.
4. Remove chorizo; drain on paper towels.
5. Add chicken to pan, and cook 5 minutes on each side or until browned.
6. Remove skin and bones, coarsely chop chicken, and set aside.
7. Add onion and bell peppers to pan; cook, scraping bits from bottom of pan, 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
8. Add garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
9. Add broth and next 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or just until rice is tender.
10. Meanwhile, heat remaining tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
11. Add scallops, and cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
12. Remove from pan; set aside and keep warm.
13. Add shrimp, and cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until shrimp turn pink.
14. Remove from pan; set aside and keep warm. Melt butter in skillet, add shallot, and cook 2 minutes, stirring often.
15. Add white wine, scraping bits from bottom of pan.
16. Add mussels; cover and cook 2 minutes or until mussels are open, discarding any that do not open.
17. Gently stir reserved chicken, scallops, shrimp, oysters, and peas into rice. Top with mussels, pouring the cooking liquid over rice.