Seafood Paella on the Weber *pics

[supertramp]

Been craving some paella since my trip to Portugal and decided tonight was the night.

Shrimp, mussels, clams, scallops, chicken thighs, smoked paprika, saffron

yellow onion, tomato, paella rice, parsley, scallions, spanish paprika

start with the spanish chorizo (not pictured) browning and get some grease in the pan (added an andouille that I pulled out for an appetizer) and then remove and brown thighs

set browned thighs aside with chorizo and soften onions

once onions are soft, add saffron, paprika, s&p, minced garlic. add grated tomatoes (seriously, grate on a large box grater) and let darken in color

add rice and then chicken stock. stir for the last time. place chicken and chorizo on top.

once liquid is half gone, top with seafood

when mussels and clams open up, paella is done cooking

tent with foil for 15 minutes, then garnish with parsley and scallions and then enjoy your feast. if you like beer, it is hard to beat Grapefruit Sculpin with this dish. The citrus and hops compliment the seafood perfectly.

Thanks for looking!

 

[pmad]

Awesome

I don't have a paella pan.
Do you think I could successfully make it on the discadia?
It's not flat, but not wok-like either

 

[lankster35]

That looks freakin awesome and just went on my list to try! Looks pretty easy to....Thanks for the post......

 

[Pocchampion]

Looks perfectly cooked. Awesome!

 

[Shagdog]

That's awesome! It's finally getting warm enough to make some here. Gotta do that soon. Yours looks great!

 

[supertramp]

Awesome

I don't have a paella pan.
Do you think I could successfully make it on the discadia?
It's not flat, but not wok-like either

you really want a flat pan, it makes the dish. without it you will have trouble making the socarrat (caramelized layer of rice) that separates this spanish classic from any other rice dish. if i didn't have a paella pan the only other thing I would try would be a large flat cast iron skillet.

 

[Shagdog]

Pmad, check cost plus.. They sell a carbon steel one for 20 bucks that works great

 

[Bonewagon]

That looks absolutely fantastic! Slide some my way! :thumb:

 

[packerQ]

Looks great, and is giving me a nudge. Haven't made paella in a long time. Think I'm gonna have to scratch that itch.

 

[bradymartin]

if i was on death row that would be my last dish before meeting the heavenly father

 

[code3rrt]

Looks outstanding!

KC

 

[ssv3]

Man! That looks good. Thanks for posting. I just bought the same pan as yours and will soon be doing paella as well.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Fantastic cook and dish!

 

[pom]

Looking goooooooood as the pit boys would say.

 

[supertramp]

Thanks for the kind words everybody. I don't know whether I enjoyed cooking it or eating it more.

if i was on death row that would be my last dish before meeting the heavenly father

Although I take that as a compliment I hope for your sake this situation never happens.

 

[charrederhead]

Excellent! :clap2::clap2::clap2:

 

[Titch]

That's inspirational, I am going to make that for my wife

 

[supertramp]

That's inspirational, I am going to make that for my wife

unfortunately, I had to wait for my wife to leave town for a girls weekend to make it. I have expanded her palate a great deal but she is not to paella yet.

oh well, we had a rocking guys night of beer, playoff basketball and good food!

 

[Big George's BBQ]

YUM. I keep saying I have got to try this