Seafood Paella - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 pinches saffron threads
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, sliced into rings
10 ounces rice
3 tomatoes, cubed
2 garlic cloves, chopped
16 1/2 ounces chicken broth
16 mussels, scrubbed, debearded
16 prawns
4 crab claws
12 small littleneck clams, scrubbed
6 ounces white fish fillets, cubed
4 ounces peas
1 red pepper, sliced

Preparation

Soak the saffron in 2 Tbs. of hot water.
In a Paella pan or Dutch oven, heat the oil. Add the onions and cook for 4 minutes. Add the rice and the saffron and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the tomatoes, garlic and chicken broth and bring to boil. Lower the heat and add half of ALL the seafood, the peas and the red pepper. Seasoning with salt and black pepper. Mix once.
Add the rest of the seafood on top. Cover with parchment paper and lid. Simmer for 30 minutes. DO NOT MIX AGAIN.
Uncover, let it seat for 5 minutes and serve.