Lobster Paella

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Tbs. salt, plus more, to taste
• 4 live lobsters, each about 1 1/4 lb.
• 2 Tbs. olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 fennel bulbs, stalks removed, cut into 1/2-
• inch dice
• 2 cups Calasparra rice
• 1/3 cup Pernod
• 1/4 tsp. crumbled saffron, soaked in 1 Tbs.
• lemon juice
• 1 cup sliced piquillo peppers or roasted red bell
• peppers
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh tarragon
• Lemon wedges for serving