**Savor the Exquisite Flavors of Easy Lobster Paella: A Culinary Journey Through Spain's Coastal Delights**
Embark on a tantalizing culinary adventure with our easy lobster paella recipe, a vibrant symphony of flavors that captures the essence of Spain's coastal heritage. This delectable dish, originating from Valencia, is a harmonious blend of succulent seafood, tender rice, and an array of colorful vegetables, all infused with a captivating saffron aroma.
Our collection of recipes offers a diverse selection of paella variations, each with its unique charm. From the classic seafood paella brimming with an abundance of shrimp, mussels, and calamari, to the vegetarian paella bursting with vibrant bell peppers, tender artichoke hearts, and succulent mushrooms, there's a paella for every palate.
Indulge in the luxurious Lobster Paella, where succulent lobster meat takes center stage, accompanied by a symphony of seafood delights. For a taste of tradition, try the Classic Seafood Paella, a timeless masterpiece featuring an array of seafood treasures. Experience the vibrant flavors of the Vegetarian Paella, a colorful celebration of garden-fresh produce. And for a unique twist, explore the Chorizo and Chicken Paella, where smoky chorizo sausage and tender chicken create a harmonious balance of flavors.
With our easy-to-follow instructions and helpful tips, you'll be able to recreate these culinary wonders in the comfort of your own kitchen. So, gather your ingredients, fire up the stove, and prepare to transport your taste buds to the sun-kissed shores of Spain with our irresistible paella recipes.
LOBSTER PAELLA
Succulent lobster is teamed with clams, cod, and the Portuguese sausage known as linguica in this luxurious take on the traditional Spanish rice dish. This recipe comes from the cookbook Mad Hungry by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring 1 1/2 inches of water to a boil in a large stockpot. Add lobsters, cover, and cook 13 minutes. Remove lobsters and cool just enough to handle. Crack shells and remove meat. Keep claws whole and chop remainder of meat into large pieces; reserve.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Heat a 12-inch ovenproof skillet or paella pan over medium-high. Add oil and saute onion and bell pepper until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add linguica and cook 3 minutes. Gently stir in rice and cook a few minutes to lightly toast.
- Add broth, saffron, and salt; bring to boil over high heat. Remove from heat, cover with a lid or sheet of foil, and place paella in oven for 10 minutes. Uncover; scatter clams on top of rice. Cover; cook until clams are open and liquid is absorbed, 15 minutes more, adding codfish and lobster in the last 3 minutes. Discard any clams that do not open. Garnish with parsley; serve.
TRADITIONAL SPANISH SEAFOOD PAELLA RECIPE
This easy seafood paella recipe will get you a plate of rice every bit as delicious as the stuff served in tapas bars from Barcelona to Valencia! Just make sure to bring an empty stomach.
Provided by David Pope
Categories Main
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large saucepan over high heat, bring the white wine and seafood stock to a simmer. Add a pinch of saffron threads and keep warm.
- Meanwhile, put a large (16-inch) paella pan (see notes) over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. When hot, add the onion to the pan and saute until translucent, stirring often.
- Add the garlic and cook until aromatic (about 1-2 minutes). Before it starts to brown, add the tomato and stir, adding in the paprika and a pinch of salt. Continue to stir and saute until the tomatoes are reduced and the oil is sizzling.
- Gently add the squid to the pan and stir to coat in the tomato mixture. Saute for about a minute, to give some color to the squid.
- Next, add the rice and stir to combine. After a minute of sauteing, spread the rice evenly across the pan (don't worry if it looks like a thin layer, it will puff up).
- Gently add the simmering white wine and stock to the pan, all in one go. Reduce the heat to low, and cook, without stirring, for 10 minutes. Carefully lay the prawns/shrimp in a circle on top of the rice and cook for a further 10 minutes, turning the shrimp over as they start to turn pink. If the rice starts to dry out before the shrimp is cooked, you can top it up with a bit more hot stock, half a cup at a time.
- Meanwhile, steam the mussels by putting them in a large skillet with a tight-fitting lid in half an inch of water. When the shells open, they are cooked! (Discard any that do not open).
- When the stock in the paella pan fully evaporates, you will hear a faint cracking from the bottom of the pan as the socarrat starts to form. If you don't hear anything, you can raise the heat to medium for a short burst!
- When the rice is ready, remove the pan from the heat and arrange the mussels on top of the rice. Serve from the pan, with wedges of fresh lemon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 620.73 kcal, Carbohydrate 84.56 g, Protein 14.35 g, Fat 19.66 g, SaturatedFat 2.84 g, Cholesterol 53.38 mg, Sodium 928.04 mg, Fiber 2.7 g, Sugar 5.06 g, ServingSize 1 serving
EASY SEAFOOD PAELLA RECIPE
Easy saffron-infused seafood paella recipe with lobster and shrimp! No need for a special paella pan, a large sturdy skillet like cast iron will work well. Be sure to see the tips for best results. Watch the video and step-by-step tutorial above.
Provided by The Mediterranean Dish
Categories Entree
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large pot, bring 3 cups of water to a rolling boil. Add the lobster tails and let boil very briefly (1-2 minutes) until pink. Turn the heat off. Remove the lobster tails with a pair of tongs. Do not discard the lobster cooking water. When the lobster is cool enough to handle, remove the shell and cut into large chunks.
- In a large deep pan or cast iron skillet, heat 3 tbsp olive oil. Turn the heat to medium-high and add the chopped onions. Saute the onions for 2 minutes then add the rice, and cook for 3 more minutes, stirring regularly. Now add the chopped garlic and the lobster cooking water. Stir in the saffron and it's soaking liquid, paprika, cayenne pepper, aleppo pepper, and salt. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and green beans. Bring to a boil and let the liquid slightly reduce, then cover (with lid or tightly with foil) and cook on low heat for 20 minutes.
- Uncover and spread the shrimp over the rice, pushing it into the rice slightly. Add a little water if needed. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes or until the shrimp turns pink. Finally, add the cooked lobster chunks. When the lobster is warmed through, turn heat off. Garnish with parsley.
- Serve the paella hot with your favorite white wine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 516 calories, Sugar 4.3 g, Sodium 862.3 mg, Fat 21.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, TransFat 0.1 g, Carbohydrate 61.5 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 41.1 g, Cholesterol 190.1 mg
SEAFOOD PAELLA
Provided by Tia Mowry
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine the saffron and lemon juice in a small bowl and crush the threads with the back of a spoon until the mixture turns bright yellow. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Toss the shrimp with 1 teaspoon of the smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When hot, add the roasted peppers, onion, parsley and bay leaf. Saute until the onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin and the remaining 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; saute until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add the rice and toast until slightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pour in the wine, scrapping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook, stirring, until the wine is fully absorbed. Pour in the tomatoes, stock, saffron mixture, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; stir until combined. Bring to a simmer, then nestle the clams into the rice. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes. Add the mussels, shrimp and lobster. Cover and transfer to the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until the clams and mussels are opened.
- Place the pot back on the stovetop over medium-high heat. Add the peas. Cook until the bottom of the rice forms a crust, about 5 minutes. Serve the paella with lemon wedges.
EASY PAELLA
An easy to make paella using chorizo, chicken, and shrimp.
Provided by mls
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Spanish
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, oregano, and salt and pepper. Stir in chicken pieces to coat. Cover, and refrigerate.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, and rice. Cook, stirring, to coat rice with oil, about 3 minutes. Stir in saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir in marinated chicken and onion; cook 5 minutes. Stir in bell pepper and sausage; cook 5 minutes. Stir in shrimp; cook, turning the shrimp, until both sides are pink.
- Spread rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with meat and seafood mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 736.2 calories, Carbohydrate 45.7 g, Cholesterol 202.5 mg, Fat 35.1 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 55.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 1204.2 mg, Sugar 1.9 g
PAELLA WITH SEAFOOD, CHICKEN, AND CHORIZO
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 2h
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Rinse the chicken pieces and pat them dry. Mix the oregano and paprika with some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub the spice mixture all over the pieces of chicken; marinate for 30 minutes so the flavor can sink in a bit.
- Heat the olive oil in a paella pan or wide shallow skillet over medium-high heat. Place the chicken in the pan, skin-side down and brown on all sides, turning with tongs. Add the chorizo and continue to cook until the oil is a vibrant red color. Remove the chicken and sausage to a platter lined with paper towels.
- Return the pan to the stove and lower the heat to medium. Make a sofrito by sauteing the garlic, onion, and tomatoes; cook until the mixture caramelizes a bit and the flavors meld; season with salt and pepper. Fold in the rice, stirring to coat the grains. Stir the saffron into the rice. Pour in the water and simmer for 10 minutes, gently moving the pan around so the rice cooks evenly and absorbs the liquid. Do not cover or constantly stir like risotto.
- Add the shrimp, lobster, clams, the reserved chicken, and the chorizo. Give the paella a couple of good stirs to tuck in all the pieces and just let it simmer, without stirring, until the rice is al dente, about 15 minutes. Scatter the peas on top and continue to cook for 5 minutes, until the paella looks fluffy and moist. The ideal paella has a toasted rice bottom called socarrat. Allow to rest, off the heat for 5 minutes, and garnish with parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.
AUTHENTIC PAELLA
My grandmother emigrated from Valladolid, Spain. This is her AUTHENTIC Paella (Spanish rice)!
Provided by ZapnTatersMom
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Spanish Main Dishes Paella Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Rinse the rice with cold water; drain; set aside. Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, reduce the heat to low, cover, and keep warm. Work the garlic, parsley, curry powder, saffron threads, salt, black pepper, and 1/2 cup of the hot chicken stock together with a mortar and pestle until a smooth liquid forms; set the seasoning liquid aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a paella pan over medium-high heat; cook and stir the onion until lightly browned. Stir in the chicken, shrimp, lobster, and clams; cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Pour in the seasoning liquid.
- Stir in the rice, pour in the hot chicken stock, and simmer until the rice is nearly tender, about 15 minutes. Add mushrooms, peas, and mussels; stir two times, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand until rice is soft and flaky, about 7 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 591.1 calories, Carbohydrate 54 g, Cholesterol 152.8 mg, Fat 21.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 42 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 1032.2 mg, Sugar 1.6 g
GRILLED LOBSTER PAELLA
Provided by Melissa Hamilton
Categories Rice Easter Fourth of July Graduation Backyard BBQ Dinner Sausage Lobster Family Reunion Grill Grill/Barbecue Bon Appétit Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prepare a hot fire in a charcoal grill. Let burn down to red-hot coals; rake to edge of grill. (For backup, start a second round of coals in a charcoal chimney on pavement nearby.) Put a 16"-18" paella pan on grill grate; heat 1/2 cup olive oil. Add 3/4 lb. Spanish chorizo, sliced into 1/2"-thick rounds, and 6 stalks green garlic, thinly sliced, or 2 finely chopped leeks, white and light-green parts only; cook until golden, 3-4 minutes.
- Add 1 tablespoon smoked paprika and 2 1/2 cups short-grain rice (such as bomba, Valencia, or calasparra); cook, stirring often, until rice is coated, 2 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads to 7 cups hot seafood or chicken stock. Add stock to pan and season to taste with kosher salt; stir to distribute ingredients. Let cook, undisturbed, until stock simmers and rice begins to absorb liquid, about 10 minutes. Rotate pan every 2-3 minutes to cook evenly.
- Arrange 3 1-1 1/4-pound lobsters, halved lengthwise, claws cracked, over the rice. Continue cooking, rotating the pan often, as the rice swells and absorbs the stock. Add more coals from charcoal chimney to maintain even heat under the pan. Cook until the rice is almost tender and the lobster is cooked through, about 10 more minutes.
- Scatter 2 cups shelled peas or frozen peas, thawed, on top. (If the liquid evaporates before the rice is tender, add more hot stock.) Cook without stirring, allowing rice to absorb all of the liquid, so that a crust (the socarrat) develops on the bottom and the edges begin to dry out and get crusty, 5-10 minutes, for a total cooking time of about 40 minutes.
- Remove pan from grill. Cover with large clean kitchen towels and let rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley and serve with 3 halved lemons, making sure to scrape some of the socarrat from the bottom of the pan onto each plate.
EASY PAELLA
You may not think of paella as a weeknight dish, but this half-hour recipe might change your mind. The trick is to start it on the stove and finish it in a superhot oven so you get a nice, crisp crust on the bottom. The name "paella" refers not to a combination of rice, seafood, sausage and other meats, but rather to the paellera, a large pan that looks like a flat wok. But you don't need one to make a good paella. A cast-iron skillet will do just fine. Shrimp is called for here, but you can use chicken, sausage, vegetables, scallops, pork or firm tofu in its place.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees, or as near as you can. Warm the stock in a saucepan with the saffron. Place a 10- or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil. One minute later, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the rice, and cook, stirring occasionally, until glossy -- just a minute or two. Season liberally with salt and pepper, and add the warmed stock, taking care to avoid the rising steam. Stir in the shrimp, and transfer the pan to the oven.
- Bake about 25 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is dry on top. Garnish, and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 605, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 89 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 26 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1024 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
Tips:
- Use the freshest seafood possible. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your paella.
- Don't overcook the seafood. Seafood cooks quickly, so be careful not to overcook it or it will become tough.
- Use a variety of seafood. This will give your paella more flavor and texture.
- Use a good quality saffron. Saffron is a key ingredient in paella, so it's important to use a good quality saffron.
- Don't skimp on the rice. Paella is a rice dish, so it's important to use a good quality rice.
- Let the paella rest before serving. This will allow the flavors to meld together.
Conclusion:
Lobster paella is a delicious and impressive dish that is perfect for a special occasion. By following these tips, you can make a lobster paella that your friends and family will love.
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