Lobster Paella Recipe

Paella (pronounced "pa-eya") is a well-known Spanish rice dish. It's a hearty meal that you can try with different types of seafood. Besides lobster and prawn meat, you can also try it with mussels or squid! A great way to introduce seafood and a different cuisine to the kids. 

Serving Size: 2 Adults & 2 Children

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients 
1. Cooked lobster meat - 300g
2. Cooked prawns - 150g
3. Red bell pepper - 1 whole
4. French beans - 150g
5. Yellow onion - 1 large, chopped
6. Medium grain rice - 1.5 cups
7. Chicken stock - 3 cups
8. Olive oil - ¼ cup
9. Garlic - 4 cloves, minced
10. Saffron - ½ teaspoon, crushed
11. Red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon
12. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
13. Salt - to taste

Garnish 
1. Parsley - 1 tablespoon, minced
2. Lemon - 1 whole, sliced

Preparation Instructions 
1. Defrost any frozen ingredients.
2. Chop lobster and prawns into chunks or leave whole, if desired.
3. Slice red bell pepper into ½ inch strips.
4. You can slice the french beans into strips or dice into small rounds.

Cooking Instructions
1. In a large, deep pan or skillet, heat the olive oil.
2. Turn the heat to medium-high and add the onions to sauté for 2 minutes.
3. Add the red bell peppers and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Reduce the heat to low and add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
5. Stir in the rice, chicken stock, saffron, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
6. Add in the french beans beans.
7. Cover and continue to let the rice cook and liquid slightly reduce on low heat. Stir the rice gently with a wooden spoon. 
8. Once the rice is cooked, add in the lobster and prawn meat. Spread evenly and 9. press into the rice. 
10. Once the lobster and prawn chunks have been warmed through, turn off the heat. 
11. Garnish with parsley and lemon slices and serve.

Suggestion
1. Adding shellfish such as clams or mussels:
- If uncooked, add the clean clams or mussels after the rice has cooked (before adding cooked lobster meat). Cover and cook until the shells open.
- If cooked, add at the same time as the lobster meat.

2. Adding squid rings:
- Boil to cook beforehand. 
- Alternatively, add after the rice has cooked. Cover and cook until the squid is opaque white.

Storage
Can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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* 1 serving = 1 1/4 serves meat and others and 3/4 serve rice and alternatives and 3/4 serve vegetables

Serving sizes are a guide only based on recipe amounts.