Wood Fired Paella

Chicken Chorizo and Bacon #Paella.

This was my first attempt at a wood fired Paella in a pizza oven. I  had a pretty hot oven and spread the coals evenly on each side of the oven after about 45 min of heat time.

• Partial cook chicken with chorizo and dry cured chipotle Bacon

• Remove from heat

• In residual fat, saute ; Onion, fennel , green beans , garlic, bell pepper with Saffron , smoked Paprika, lime-Salt, and pepper.

• Add Bomba rice to and stir to coat with oil

• Add in chicken stock and meats

• Put in Wood fired oven directly on the oven floor ( ~400 F, walls about 600F) for about 25 min until all the liquid is absorbed 

• Add a couple of wood chips and close the door for the last few minutes to increase the smoke flavor

Partially cook the meats

Meat removed from pan

Other Ingredients

Bomba Rice is the best 

Fire roasted diced tomatoes