Catalan Rice

Ingredients

2 1/2 fish stock
1 gr saffron threads
60 ml dry wine
6 lard
1/2 chorizo
400 gr pork loin
1 dice
1 slice onion
2 green bell peppers
2 tomatoes
3 squid
240 gr long grained rice
90 gr blanched almonds
45 gr pine nuts
3 garlic
170 gr artichoke hearts
18 clams
100 gr peas
1/4 pimientos
3 gr parsley

Instructions

almonds, pine nuts, garlic, saffron mixture, and artichoke hearts. Ladle in enough stock to just cover the rice mixture. Bring to a boil and simmer it, covered, for 20 minutes. Arrange the clams in the rice, add the peas, and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until the rice is just tender and the clams open. Discard any clams that do not open. Garnish with pimientos and parsley.