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Seafood Paella, or rather, Lobster Paella

Florida Grillin Girl
Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
edited March 2017 in EggHead Forum
Yeah, so I had a dinner party last Saturday and this is what I threw together, Ha Ha.

I gently egged up some nice lobster tails brushed with butta on the small before my guests arrived...pulled them just short of cooked through~




After everyone arrived and had wine in their glasses, I served up some duck breast over arugula on the balcony~



Then some gazpacho along with some manchego cheese drizzled with honey ~ yep, it's a lil blurry but the wine couldn't possibly be to blame!



Then with the paella pan on the large Egg, direct, but sitting on 2 fire bricks, I sauteed up onions and garlic, added Spanish chorizo and tomatoes and next, valencia short grain rice which got all toasty~



I added in the seafood stock let the rice cook for 10-12 minutes... then added in shrimp, scallops and mussels, and I let that Egg on for about 8-10 minutes more, lid down, til the rice was just al dente. I put the lobster tails on top to just barely reheat and finish cooking through.



I rested it a good 15 minutes under foil, then I served it along with the 1905 salad recipe from the historic Columbia Restaurant in Tampa - http://www.columbiarestaurant.com/The-Columbia-Experience/Recipes/1905-Salad



It was a special occasion and my guests loved this meal, but I think I screwed myself for ever having them over for dinner again! 

Thanks for lookin.
Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
 
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Outstanding!!  One of our favorites and you absolutely killed it.  Beautiful cook.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    That looks fantastic, nice job!

                                                                
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    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    @bgebrent - Thank you so much.
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • Brandongodfrey
    Brandongodfrey Posts: 113
    Very nice presentation! Mouth watering I'm sure ! 
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    I wanna be your guest. =)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    Wow. Just wow!  Lucky dinner guests.
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    This wins the internet tonight.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    @Carolina Q - you are always invited, but your gonna have to eat an oyster! Just sayin!
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • da87
    da87 Posts: 640
    @Florida Grillin Girl you just killed it!  Lucky, lucky guests 
    Doug
    Wayne, PA
    LBGE, Weber Kettle (gifted to my sister), Weber Gasser

    "Two things are infinite:  the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe"   Albert Einstein
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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
    Excellent!!!!

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Large Egg
    Mini Egg

    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Florida Grillin Girl said:
    @Carolina Q - you are always invited, but your gonna have to eat an oyster! Just sayin!
    Maybe for you, Luv... Still, that's asking a lot! =)

    That salad dressing sounds good. I'll have to try it.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    @Carolina Q - You wouldn't even have to eat the raw oyster, I would grill it for you.  

    For the dressing, which I have been making foreva, I tweek it using 1/4 cup plain white vinegar, and I add the worchestershire and lemon juice into the dressing, also adding some olive "juice" from the jar when tossing.  
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    Beautiful cook. I like the appetizer choices. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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  • Eggdicted_Dawgfan
    Eggdicted_Dawgfan Posts: 1,912
    Talk about knocking it out of the park! Wow. Are you sure there was wine involved? I see no proof! 
    Snellville, GA


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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Florida Grillin Girl said:
    @Carolina Q - You wouldn't even have to eat the raw oyster, I would grill it for you.  
    hahaha, that's a REAL safe bet!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    @Eggdicted_Dawgfan - trust me, there was wine! Look closer on the last pic and you can see 2 glasses of red wine. We even had dessert wine with the rum cake I made... no pics of that, though.
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,813
    What a banquet across the board.  As above, you win the internet. It takes a lot of dedication and effort to pull that off.  Most eggcellent.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Eggdicted_Dawgfan
    Eggdicted_Dawgfan Posts: 1,912
    Ah ha I see it now. My eyes couldn't see past that lobster goodness! I don't think this thread could handle desert. It's already over the top.
    Snellville, GA


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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    edited March 2017
    @Eggdicted_Dawgfan - Ha Ha, that is what my guests said! I'm sure there is a way to go over the top of this cook, but it will take me awhile to figure out just what that is!
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • Eggdicted_Dawgfan
    Eggdicted_Dawgfan Posts: 1,912
    I've seen enough of your cooks to know you can bring down the house when necessary. I have no doubt you could still wow the same guests again, and again....
    Snellville, GA


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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Beautiful Faith.
    Good to see you posting here.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,319
    Amazing! 
    Living the good life smoking and joking
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    You have some very lucky friends for sure.  Mine invite me over then get me to cook!
    Great looking meal.  Thanks for sharing.


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    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • Simcan
    Simcan Posts: 287
    Love paella and that looks fantastic.
    Toronto ON
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,061
    Wow, just wow!
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • DS_14
    DS_14 Posts: 9
    We were in Clearwater last week and dined at Columbia Saturday night. The salad, paella, booze, and bread pudding were all very good. Told my wife we should try paella on the egg.
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  • Theophan
    Theophan Posts: 2,656
    Holy TOLEDO!!!!!  That feast belongs in the late, lamented Gourmet magazine!  Wow!!!  and I mean WOW!!!

    How do I get on your guest list???  (just kidding)
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    @DA_14   Did you go to the Columbia on Clearwater beach? The original restaurant in Ybor is definitely worth a visit. I just had lunch there last week.
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @Florida Grillin Girl
    For an outstanding job. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • captjo
    captjo Posts: 93
    Outstanding! Want to move to Virginia?
    Bristow, VA
    1 Lrg & 1 XL
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