Paella

Paella is very popular during special occasions like fiesta.

Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 pound slab bacon, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 head garlic, peeled and chopped fine
- 2 big onions, sliced
- 1 can tomato puree
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 cups rice
- 6 prawns, boiled
- 2 crabs, boiled and quartered
- 20 big clams, boiled in 5 cups water
- 5 cups water in which clams were cooked
- 1/2 cup canned peas, drained
- 1 can sweet pepper or 1 large sweet pepper, cut into eights
- Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
- Fry the chicken pieces in oil and set aside.
- Fry garlic in remaining oil until brown. Add onion then the bacon cubes and fried chicken. Add the tomato puree, paprika, sweet pepper, and the water in which the clams were cooked. Add rice and allow to simmer until mixture is almost dry and the rice cooked.
- Add the prawns, crabs, clams and peas and cover well. Continue cooking over low heat until all the water has evaporated.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve hot