Seafood Paella

Yesterday I was shopping in Asian market at Queens,NYC.I saw live lobster on sale for $4.99 a pound!! The lobster weight about 1.5 lb said the fish seller.I'm excited looking at the live lobster swimming in the tank and ask the seller to pick 2 reasonable size for me. Actually I plan to stir-fry these lobster in ginger and scallion Chinese style but then again hubby loves Paella.Paella is a traditional dish of Spain and it's has gained considerable popularity throughout most of the Spanish-speaking world and among Hispanics in the United States.Furthermore I have a Paella pan("paellera") which I only used once or twice since I bought it few years back.. So I plan to cook Seafood Paella with yellow rice (Arroz Amarillo)instead of regular rice.I accidentally found using per-packed seasoned yellow rice with seasoning taste much better than regular rice..Not much seasoning needed if you use prepacked yellow rice!! Viola!!

Ingredients:
2 packets x 8 oz Goya yellow rice (arroz amarillio)
5-6 threads saffron
1 can tomato sauce,about 400 ml
1 cup water ,plus extra more
3 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
2 tbsp salt or to taste
1 medium size onion,peeled and diced
1 cup green peas,thawed
5-6 cloves fresh garlic,peeled and chopped
4 tbsp cooking oil
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Seafood Ingredients:

2 lobsters,clean and cut
100 gm shelled off clam
10 large shrimp,shelled and deviened
1 large cuttlefish,clean and cut
3 pieces boneless tilapia,thawed and cut
1/2 lb bay scallop
Method:
1:Heat "paellera" or paella pan at medium heat with oil,then add in chopped garlic.Saute garlic till lightly brown,add in diced onion, yellow rice,tomato sauce,water,saffron and chicken bouillon powder,mix well and cover with lid.

2:Let it's simmer or cook at low heat until the side of "paellera" is lightly brown or the rice is almost cooked.(I used 2 stoves in order for the rice to be thoroughly cook evenly coz the "paellera" is quite wide) Stir the rice from time to time,add water or chicken stock if necessary.

3:Add in lobster,shrimp,cuttlefish,fish,bay scallop and clam onto the rice mixture,cover with lid .Increase the heat to medium and let's cook for another 15 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed and seafood cooked. Spread green peas on the rice and seafood mixture,cover and cook for another 3-5 minutes.

4:Remove "paellera" or Paella from heat and let's it rest for 10 minutes before serve warm.






clean and cut live lobster

thawed clam

tilapia fish,cuttle fish,bay scallop and shrimp