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Shrimp and Lobster Paella

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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. 

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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.

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

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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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