Portuguese Seafood Rice (Arroz de Marisco)
This is a very delicious Portuguese seafood rice recipe known as Arroz de Marisco. It's a super tasty traditional seafood rice stew that everyone will. This simple and easy recipe goes well with every occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 red or green pepper cut into small pieces
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 large tomato cut into small pieces
- 3 cups seafood broth or use water
- 1 cup white wine
- 2 cups rice long grain
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 bay leafs
- Pinch of saffron
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 500 grams mussels
- 250 grams clams
- 450 grams of prawns or shrimp
- 400 grams crab legs
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 4 bushels of parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Place the prawns or shrimp and crab legs into a pot with water with 1 spring of parsley and a pinch of salt and bring to a boil on medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 3-5 minutes.
- Once the crab and prawns are cooked, remove them from the pot, and allow them to cool. Remove the shell from the prawn or shrimp. Set aside.
- In a large deep skillet, add the olive oil, butter, chopped onion, chopped garlic, diced tomato, and bell peppers, and cook on medium-low heat until the onions are caramelized.
- Add the cup of white wine, seafood broth, rice, paprika, bay leaves, black pepper, salt, a pinch of saffron, mussels, clams, crab, and prawns, and bring to a boil.
- Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve with fresh parsley on top.
- Enjoy!
