If you like seafood paella, try this smoky version made on a pellet grill. When cooked over a pellet grill, the seafood and rice get a delicious wood-fired flavor. The shrimp, mussels, calamari, and fish make for a hearty and satisfying meal.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
- 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 12 mussels, cleaned
- 1/2 pound calamari rings
- 1/2 pound firm white fish fillets, cubed
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil for cooking
Instructions:
Set a cast-iron skillet on the grate of your pellet grill and heat it up to 375F 190C
Heat the olive oil in the pan and add the onion, garlic, and bell pepper
Cook until the vegetables are soft
To this mix in the saffron threads, diced tomato, and smoked paprika
Cook for two more minutes
Then add the chicken broth and white wine and stir it all together
Add pepper and salt
Set seafood like fish, shrimp, mussels, and calamari on top of the rice mix
Close the grill lid and put aluminum foil over the pan
While cooking, make sure the rice is soft and the seafood is fully cooked
This should take about 20 to 25 minutes
Take the foil off and let it rest for a few minutes
Add chopped parsley as a garnish before serving
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