While paella is traditionally Spanish, you can find some amazing paella in Mexico, too!  Make your own at home!

Ingredients

*1 sm. rock lobster tail
*24 fresh clams in shells
*1 1/2 lbs. med. shrimp
*1 lb. scallops
*1 lb. fresh crabmeat
*1 sm. yellow onion
*2 garlic cloves
*2 med. ripe tomatoes
*1 C. fresh or frozen green peas
*1 C. whole pimientos
*1/4 C. parsley
*1 C. olive oil
*1 1/2 tsp. salt
*2 C. uncooked rice
*1 qt. hot water

Directions

Boil lobster, clams, shrimp, scallops, and crab for about 10 minutes.  Remove shells and devein shrimp.  Cut lobster into 1-inch cubes.  Cut crabmeat into 1-inch pieces.  Peel and mince onion and garlic.  Remove stems from the tomatoes and chop into 1/4-inch pieces.  Thaw peas if using frozen. Cut pimientos into 1/4-inch wide strips.  Remove stems from the parsley and chop roughly.  Heat oil in a large frying pan. Add onion and garlic. Cook until onion is limp, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp, clams, scallops, tomatoes, and salt.  Add hot water, rice, peas, and parsley.  Mix well.  Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes or until the rice is tender.  Mix in the lobster, half of pimientos, and clams.  Heat until very hot.  Garnish with pimientos.

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