Summer Paella

Ingredients

5 italian sausage (hot), cut into 1in pieces
1 lb fresh chicken breast, cut into pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into pieces (optional)
2 cloves of garlic, minced
5 italian sausage (mild), cut in 1in pieces
2 cups long grain rice
2 cans (14.5 oz) peeled and diced tomatoes, juice reserved
2 bay leaves
2 tsp salt
1 tsp dried oregano
3/4 tsp ground turmeric
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined

Instructions

Heat wok (or large frying pan) over medium-high heat . Fry the sausage pieces until browned on all sides (do not clean the drippings from the pan!!!). Remove sausage, and fry the chicken in the sausage drippings until browned. Remove chicken and sautee onions, green pepper, and garlic for 5 min or until tender. Stir in the uncooked rice, tomatoes, bay leaves, salt, oregano, and turmeric. Cook and stir for 1 min, then mix in the reserved tomato juice and chicken broth. Add chicken pieces, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add sausage to the mixture and continue to simmer to 15 minutes. Add in the shrimp, cover and cook 10 minutes longer or until the shrimp is cooked.