EASY PAELLA AND YOUR LOTUSGRILL

Preparation time :  10 minutes

Cooking time :  40 minutes

Easy

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, chopped

1 teaspoon each hot smoked paprika and dried thyme

300gr paella or risotto rice

400gr chopped tomatoes

3 cloves chopped garlic

3 tablespoons dry sherry or white wine (optional)

900ml chicken stock

400gr fresh or frozen seafood mix

1 lemon, ½ juiced and ½ cut into wedges

Handful of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Additional extras:  chicken, chorizo and/or vegetables of your choice

Method:

1. Get your LotusGrill working and place your paella pan on the grill grid.
2. Heat the olive oil in the paella pan and then add the onions and garlic – soften for 5 minutes
3. Then add the smoked paprika, thyme and paella rice, stir for 1 min, then splash in the sherry or white wine, (if using). Once evaporated, stir in the chopped tomatoes, chicken or chorizo (if using) and chicken stock.
4. Season with salt and pepper, uncover, for about 20-30 minutes, stirring now and again until the rice is almost tender and still surrounded with some liquid.
5. Stir in the seafood mix and cover with a lid. Simmer for around 5 minutes or until the seafood is cooked through and the rice is tender.
6. Squeeze over the lemon juice, scatter over the parsley and serve with the lemon wedges.

TIP:  Once cooked, take off the LotusGrill and place on a hard surface and cover with paper towels.  Allow to stand for 5-10 minutes and the paper towels will drain any excess water.