Green egg paella inspired by Dave Worth

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Well done, sir

This type of post is what makes this F&D board special. I watched a video not long ago from Matty Mathesion making Paella, yet yours looks better, probably because you aren’t Canadian.

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Did you find the shrimp picked up any of the paella flavor?

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Yeah it definitely did. When I put them in, there was still a little liquid in the rice and I kinda pushed them into the rice a little bit.

Can't tell from the pics. How was the socarrat? Did you take any pics after digging in? Looks really good on top, but gotta have that crispy bottom.

That looks absolutely amazing. I’m doing this next weekend. Thanks for the inspiration! What was your total cooking time and what was the temp? Did you have phases to it where you did X for so long then introduced something else?

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(I know this isn’t traditional paella)

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And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. You kept it simple and didn't overload it with unnecessary ingredients. This is one dish that benefits from k.i.s.

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Needed another 3 minutes to get a really good crisp on the bottom but not a bad first try.

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and you already know how to make it better. One tip, save some of the chopped parsley and tomatoes to garnish the dish just before serving.

Looks awesome! One of my favorite meals to cook for a group of people

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I know this isn’t traditional paella

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Something I never worried about. My understanding is paella was something the Spanish farmers/cowboys/field hands cooked out in the field. It was made using the ingredients that were all around them. Rice, onions, tomatoes and the meat.

If they had shrimp, they would have put that in. I love andouille sausage so I use that instead of chorizo. As long as you're using the correct rice and saffron along with tomatoes with onions I call that a paella.