Seafood rice

Want to make a delicious meal for a special occasion? Make this delicious seafood rice recipe. Your family will love the mix of flavors this recipe offers!

HOW TO MAKE SEAFOOD RICE

Step 1: Place the shrimp in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt, a small onion and a bunch of parsley. Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook for about 5 minutes.

Step 2: Turn off the heat, drain the shrimp with a skimmer and let cool slightly (reserve the shrimp cooking water). Remove the peel and set aside.

Step 3: In a large saucepan, add the olive oil, chopped garlic, chopped onion, the green pepper and red pepper cut into strips and the peeled tomatoes cut into small chunks. Cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally.

Step 4: Add the rice, shrimps, mussels, crab sticks and the peeled shrimp. Season with salt and a little pepper, stir and cook for about a minute.

Step 5: Pour the shrimp cooking water (about 650 ml (3 cups)) and boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 6: Turn off the heat, sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve immediately.

TIPS FOR COOKING RICE

1. We usually use long-grain rice or medium-grain rice but you can use another type of rice. Long-grain rice is looser while medium-grain rice is creamier and absorb much more the flavors.
Rice cooking time: about 10 to 12 minutes for long-grain rice and 13 to 15 minutes for medium-grain rice.

2. The amount of water for the rice depends on each person's taste. The mesure we usually use is 250 ml (about 1 cup) to 300 ml (1 1/3 cups) of water per 100 grams (1/2 cup) rice.

3. Always cook the rice with a lid and over low heat to prevent the rice from burning and sticking to the bottom of the pan.

Seafood rice

Do you like rice recipes? Do you like seafood recipes? Combine the two and make this delicious seafood rice recipe.

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Category:Main dishes, Recipes, Rice, Seafood, Traditional Portuguese recipes
Cuisine: Portuguese
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4
Prep Time:15 m
Cook Time:40 m
Total Time:55 m
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Ingredients
• 150 grams (5 1/3 ounces) shrimp
• 150 grams (5 1/3 ounces) crab sticks
• 150 grams (5 1/3 ounces) shelled mussels
• 150 grams (5 1/3 ounces) peeled shrimp
• 250 grams (1 1/4 cups) medium-grain rice
• 2 medium onions
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3 medium ripe tomatoes
• 1 small onion to cook the shrimps
• 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
• 1 bunch of coriander
• 1 bunch of parsley
• Pepper (to taste)
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1/2 red pepper
• Salt (to taste)
• About 1 liter (4 cups) water to cook the shrimp
Note: You can add other types of seafood
Directions
1. Place the shrimp in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt, a small onion and a bunch of parsley. Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook for about 5 minutes.
2. Turn off the heat, drain the shrimp with a skimmer and let cool slightly (reserve the shrimp cooking water). Remove the peel and set aside.
3. In a large saucepan, add the olive oil, chopped garlic, chopped onion, the green pepper and red pepper cut into strips and the peeled tomatoes cut into small chunks. Cook over low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally.
4. Add the rice, shrimps, mussels, crab sticks and the peeled shrimp. Season with salt and a little pepper, stir and cook for about a minute.
5. Pour the shrimp cooking water (about 650 ml (3 cups)) and boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes.
6. Turn off the heat, sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve immediately.
Seafood rice
Nutrition facts
Serves 4
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 539
Total Fat 15.5 g(24%)
Saturated Fat 2.5 g(12%)
Cholesterol 206 mg(69%)
Sodium 445 mg(19%)
Total Carbohydrate 63.5 g(21%)
Protein 35.5 g