Comments on: Seafood Campfire Paella

By: Fresh Out Do

Fresh Out Do

In reply to Megan. This should totally work over the coals of your mini Weber! Hope you enjoy it!

By: Megan

Megan

Love this recipe! With the fire ban in California, we would have to cook this in our mini Weber, do you think it would cook properly over coals instead of an open flame?
Thanks!
Megan

By: Renee

Renee

I made this unbelievable meal for our camping group and everyone was absolutely blown away. They were in shock that something so gourmet could be made in such a rustic, over the fire way (they weren’t very experienced campers). I stopped at a local fish market on the way to the site and made it our first night. I am in Massachusetts; so, not the PNW, but great local seafood! It looks and sounds complicated, but the steps were easy to follow and it’s always a bonus when your entire meal can be made in one skillet! We devoured it right from the skillet! I also toasted some rustic bread with it… didn’t want to miss any drops on the plate!

By: Janelle Carpenter

Janelle Carpenter

We have made this recipe a dozen times now on our Big Green Egg. We found saffron on Amazon pretty inexpensive and noted that the longer we leave the saffron in the stock the better it tastes. Thank you for sharing this!

By: Fresh Out Do

Fresh Out Do

In reply to Samantha. You shouldn't need to cover the skillet, however, if you find that some of the shell fish aren't steaming properly (i.e. opening) covering it with a lid for a few minutes can do the trick. We used a 10" skillet. If you want to double the recipe, we would recommend using a 12" skillet.

By: Fresh Out Do

Fresh Out Do

In reply to Dean Adams. Glad it got you fired up to get out there. And we hope you had a great time! Sometimes we need a little inspiration ourselves, something to push us to get out there. We're glad you could share a little bit of that with.

By: Fresh Out Do

Fresh Out Do

In reply to William White. I've heard of this steel drum campfire trick before, but I've never seen it in practice. A smokeless campfire would be a major hit over here. ????

By: Fresh Out Do

Fresh Out Do

In reply to Katherine Bluff. Glad you enjoyed it! Now just imagine how this would taste if you were camping on the beach!

By: Katherine Bluff

Katherine Bluff

What a fantastic recipe! Beautiful! We unfortunately weren’t camping, so made it on the BBQ instead. My family loves it and my Dad, who is the ultimate foodie, had 3 helpings when I made it. Thank you!

By: William White

William White

Excellent recipe. I prefer to make a roasted sofrito in advance as well as doing as much prep work as I can in my own kitchen. In addition, I’ve use frozen peas, mixed seafood, mussels, clams and shrimp with great results and convienance-as well as serving as “ice blocks” during the shuttle to the camp site.

A neat trick I picked up years ago at the bluegrass festivals I attended; Remove an old enameled steel drum from an old agitator washing machine-the kind with holes all over it. Place it over a metal milk crate (or camp site grate) and build your fire.

When you’ve got a good bunch of hot coals in it place a piece of expanded metal over the top-place your 23″ paella pan (or smaller) on it and away you go.

Not only does the fire not smoke, its heat is evenly distributed under the pan. I’ve served groups of 20 using this method.