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Paella.

1Kg skinned chicken, cubed and browned in the deep cast iron skillet on the BBQ and then removed.
6" of home kill salami sliced and diced and browned in the skillet and removed.
2 onions finely diced and cooked until soft and clear.
Add two cans of diced tomatoes (I used one plain can and one Italian herbed can).
Add the chicken and salami back into the pan and stir well.
Add one packet of uncooked Paella rice and blend in until coated with tomato.
Add 1 - 1 1/2 cups of white wine
Add a pinch of saffron, and herbs to taste.
Add 3/4 of one of those tetra pack box things of chicken stock (Campbell's I think)
Stir and then let is simmer over a medium heat for around 20 min.
Key is once the stock is added and initially stirred to evenly distribute the rice/chicken/salami, DON'T STIR IT AGAIN.
Add some sliced pepper and/or green beans to the top and these will steam cook in the stock.
As the stock evaporated down, add the remainder of the stock, and if necessary a bit of water.

The key to a good paella is a nice firm layer of rice on the bottom. Above will feed about 8 without any other side dishes.