Seafood Paella (pic heavy)

CPARKTX

I basically followed the Naked Whiz recipe and was really pleased with the results. Paella is much easier to cook the second time. 





(Here I missed photographing partially cooking the shrimp and scallops)

EGGjlmh

Holy crap that looks good.

Chubbs

Yeah buddy. Whoa I would destroy that. Had some fam here this weekend and went out some so jealous of a solid egg cook like that. Nice work

ar15203

WOW

DMW

 Nicely done.

coooltroy

Wow, that looks great!  

Legume

Beautiful.

Focker

Looks great.  This one is on the radar.

jollygreenegg

Da bomb!

pgprescott

Holy moly. Grand slam. Mmmmmm

SciAggie

Looks great! I made my first paella not long ago. The family insists it become a regular cook.

SMITTYtheSMOKER

Great looking cook.

TheManBehindTheMask

nice

Texansurf

yup love me some paella

KiterTodd

That looks awesome!

Thanks for taking the time to post those pictures.

What did you do with that garlic bulb?

I haven't made paella yet...but it's on the list.

NDG

excellent cook & great pictures!  I bought that same paella pan 2 years ago and STILL havent found the right situation to try . . . thanks for inspiration!

Did you create the elusive Socarrat? Thats the name for the bottom layer of rice that yields a golden caramelized crust.  Our neighboor is from Spain, and has  intimidated me with this talk for years.

stemc33

  

KiterTodd

@CPARKTX ,
Is that a 13.5 or 14" paella pan?   (assuming you have a LBGE)

Is there a reason you cooked direct as opposed to raised direct?
Any issues with burning?
Finally - did you keep the bottom vent closed once you got to temp?

Oh yeah, one more question...do you bother with wood chunks for this?

johnkitchens

Wow is that impressive. I have never cooked or ate one. I can see that I am missing out. 

lousubcap

Great cook right there.  Congrats.

@KiterTodd- if you are looking for a paella pan for the LBGE check out Typhoon paella pans.  The handles are vertical so you can get a 15" pan on the grid.  (I was pointed to that pan by @Little_Steven).  I adjust the bottom vent to keep the temp where I want it during the cook.   And apologies for the partial hi-jack.

KiterTodd

@lousubcap that's what I'm talking about!!!!  
Thank you.  LBGE, yup.

Then again, knowing that, you could probably bend up the handles on any pan?

lousubcap

@KiterTodd - you could do that but just be careful and you may want to heat the welds before you start the bend process.  Don't ask me how I know...
Regardless, a great cook-lots of prep work and attention during the cook but quite a reward when finished.  FWIW-

Dyal_SC

That looks incredible!!  I've only made it once. Need to do it again!  Thx for the inspiration!

CPARKTX

Thanks guys.

@KiterTodd the big central head of garlic is delicious after it cooks. I don't recall the pan size but it is not a perfect fit; I tried bending the handles but actually warped the pan some (handles didn't budge!). 

@NDG I got just a bit of soccarat, I probably pulled a minute or two too early.