So you wanna make paella

First you need a paella pan. They're big. They're flat bottomed. They have angled walls. Once that's done and you've seasoned it (same way you would a wok or a cast iron pan) go ahead and add some chorizo and chicken. Cook that up in a the oil of your choice.

While that's cooking peel yourself some shrimp.

Rinse yourself some mussels and clams.

Get yourself some red pepper and (if you want) some peas

Through together some bouillon cubes or stock if you have it.

Once your meat is all cooked and yellow tinged (from the chorizo grease/spices) set it aside.

And start cooking up your rice with some chopped onion.

Add broth once it starts to stick to the bottom of the pan, stirring occasionally.

Throw some tomato in there for good measure.

Stir, stir, stir.

Once your rice has started softening up, add your mussels, shrimp, and clams .

Stir, stir, stir. Do what you can to get the mussels/clams down towards the bottom so that they cook enough to open up.

Get yourself some saffron and sprinkle it generously all over the dish (we used the whole pan. We love saffron).

Throw in your red pepper and peas.

Stir, stir, stir. Let cook until the majority of your clams/mussels have opened up and all your shrimp are cooked. You can leave it to simmer as long as you'd like so long as you don't allow it to dry out too much.

(Because fuck buzzfeed and their "tasty" recipes) I'll admit that this isn't the most traditional recipe but it is delicious o who cares? Sorry there are no ingredient quantities; I'm a big proponent of eyeballin' things (probably why I'm so shit at baking). Anyway, enjoy!