Paella With Chicken Drumsticks

There is a movement gaining speed throughout Spain (and in my backyard, gracias a mi mujer) which mandates that all Paellas have chicken drumsticks for the following reasons:

  1. The chicken bones add flavor to the Paella, just as throwing bones into a soup creates a nice broth; and
  2. In the Paella, the chicken (on the bone) doesn't get dry like a sliced chicken breast can; and
  3. Chicken drumsticks make the paella look more Spanish, more mountainous, more 'rural-european,' more 'black-and-white-photo,' more 'early-twentieth century.'

And here is a hint: if you are making your Paella on the grill, take the drumsticks out for a few minutes at the beginning and grill them to get a nice 'grilled' flavor before it goes back into the Paella.

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