Arroz con Bogavante

Name: Arroz con Bogavante
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1 large lobster, cut into pieces; 320g bomba rice; 2 grated tomatoes; 1 onion, 1 red pepper and 3 garlic cloves, chopped; A pinch of saffron and 1 tsp sweet paprika; 1.5 litres fish stock; Olive oil

Arroz con bogavante/ah-ROTH kon boh-gah-VAHN-teh/

Also known as: Arroz Caldoso con Bogavante, Spanish Lobster Rice

About this dish

A soupy, saffron-scented rice cooked with lobster in a rich tomato and seafood broth.

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Ingredients

🦞1 large lobster, cut into pieces

🍚320g bomba rice

🍅2 grated tomatoes

🧅1 onion, 1 red pepper and 3 garlic cloves, chopped

🌼A pinch of saffron and 1 tsp sweet paprika

🍲1.5 litres fish stock

🫒Olive oil

Method

Serves 4

Sear the lobster pieces in olive oil and set aside.

Fry the onion, pepper and garlic slowly, then add the tomato and cook down to a sofrito.

Add the paprika and rice and stir for 1 minute.

Pour in the hot stock with the saffron and simmer for 12 minutes.

Add the lobster and cook for 5 minutes more; the rice should be loose and brothy. Rest briefly and serve.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Arroz caldoso con bogavante is a celebration dish in northern and eastern Spain, served straight from the pan.

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