paella rice 1 medium onion -- diced

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons curry powder

1 tablespoon turmeric

1 tablespoon ancho powder

1/2 pound chorizo -- sliced

4 cups rice

6 cups water

--paella-- 4 chicken thighs

4 large sea scallops

4 shrimp -- heads on

2 lobsters (claws and tail)

7 cultivated black mussels

6 littleneck clams

8 asparagus spears

In a saute pan on grill, sweat onions in olive oil add spices with a little water cook for 10 minutes.

Add chorizo and render fat. Add rice and coat with oil. Add water and cook until al dente.

Paella: In a saute pan on the grill, steam rice. On the grill, cook chicken, clams, shrimp, scallops, asparagus, mussels and lobster, until done. On a large plate, paella pan or soup bowl spoon out rice mixture. Add chicken and shellfish on top and serve.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net> on May 24, 1997