Spanish Paella

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• smoked sausages
• 1 pound spanish chorizo
• 1 yellow onion chopped
• 1 red bell pepper seeded and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt plus more, to taste
• freshly ground pepper to taste
• 2 cups long-grain white rice such as basmati
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads optional
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 pounds clams small, such as littleneck or Manila, scrubbed
• 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
• 1 cup petite peas frozen