Shrimp and Lobster Paella

[tinyfish]

For my KG challenge entry I thought I would try a shrimp and lobster Paella. 

I used two kamado's for this cook, one for high heat and one for lower heat. 

First I prepared all my ingredients. 

 

Then I add the lobster tails to boiling water until they turned pink about 5 minutes.  Save 2 cups of the lobster water for use with the rice.

 

I have all my ingredients close to the grill for ease of cooking.

 

Kamado #1 is set for higher heat. I added  3 tablespoons of oil to my pan and sautéed my 1 chopped onion until soft then I added 4 cloves of chopped garlic and sautéed another minute. 

 

Next I added my rice to the pan that had been soaked in water for 5 minutes and strained. I cooked the rice about 3 minutes stirring occasionally. 

 

Then I added the two cups of lobster water to the rice plus another 1/2 cup of water that had a pinch of saffron soaking in it. I also added 1 tsp of paprika, 1/2 tsp cayenne, a pinch of hot pepper flakes and salt. I also added 2 finely chopped Roma tomatoes and 6oz's of green beans.

 

I brought the mixture to a boil and covered it. I transferred the pan to kamado #2 set at 250f for 20 minutes. 

After 20 minutes I added 1 pound of shrimp, add more water to the rice if necessary and continue to cook with the cover on for 8 minutes. 

 

After 8 minutes I added the lobster which I removed from the shell and cut into large chunks. I continued to cook until the lobster was warm.

 

Now the hard part, I can't decide on the one photo I should enter, since you can only enter one. I can't decide between these three pictures...any suggestions. 

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[ckreef]

Wow what an awesome cook. Seeing that I know I really need to get a paella pan. 

Did you decide on the picture yet?  All three are good pictures. In focus and good color for them all. I think I like number 3 the best but it's a really hard decision. 

[tinyfish]

Thanks Charles, its a hard choice.

The pan is an enamelled cast iron pan. I won that on the KG.

[CeramicChef]

Tony, those pics are stunning and the cook is even better!  Kudos on a great cook, my Friend!  Big time Canuck Kudos!

[MacKenzie]

Looks like I forgot to press the submit button.  Gorgeous cook and I'm voting for either pix 1 or 2 as the one to go with but after considerable time thinking about it I think pix by just a little.  Good Luck.:)

[Stile88]

Excellent cook this is a clear winner 

[skreef]

Im all for pic #2..looks really good

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