Posted on Saturday, February 8, 2020 in
Xtra Recipes
Portuguese Duck Rice
This is a version of the classic Portuguese duck rice (arroz de pato), which uses the fragrant, fatty poaching stock from the duck to cook the rice.
| Preparation time | 20 min |
| Cooking Time | 1 h 40 min |
| Ready In | 2 h |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 6 |
Ingredients
1 duck weighing about 4 lbsSalt and pepper (to taste)2 onions2 garlic cloves1 chouriço1/2 lb of presunto (Portuguese bacon)1 bay leaf1 and 3/4 lbs of rice (to taste)1 orange1 bunch of parsley
Get Portuguese ingredients 
Preparation
- Cook the duck in water seasoned with a little salt, so that it is well cooked.
- Then remove from the heat and let it cool.
- Clean the duck removing the skin and bones and roughly shred the meat using your hands.
- Strain the water you cooked the duck in.
- With the help of a ladle, remove the grease from the surface and set it aside.
- Peel the onions and garlic, chop everything and place in a pan.
- Bring to the heat and add the bacon (presunto), bay leaf, chouriço and cook until the onion is very dark, stirring constantly.
- Then add 2 cups of the duck cooking water, cover and cook until the broth is almost steaming.
- Add the rice and another 6 cups of boiling duck cooking water.
- Stir well, rectify the salt and pepper and add the juice of half an orange and the chopped parsley.
- Add the shredded duck, cover and bring to a boil.
- Then reduce the heat and let it cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove the chouriço and presunto (bacon) from the pan, cut it into pieces and set it aside.
- Serve the hot rice garnished with the chouriço and bacon.
Recipe & Photo Credit: cozinhapersonalizada.blogspot.pt
Posted by: Eddy
Homemade Sazon Seasoning Mix
Making your own homemade sazon seasoning mix is very easy to do and the best part is, there's no MSG.
| Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
| Servings | 7 |
Portuguese Roast Turkey
Learn how to make Portuguese style roast turkey.
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 6 |
Azorean Bolas Africanas
These delicious Azorean African, cocoa and coconut balls (bolas Africanas) are simple to make and a traditional sweet in the island of S. Miguel, Azores.
| Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Diana
Tried your recipe... And it was really great... 😊We didnt get the choriso... But tried it with ham and regular bacon we get in goa. The entire family loved it. It was scrumptious... Thanks👍🏻
2 years ago, Friday, January 21, 2022
You might also like:
Tia Maria's Blog has received millions of visitors and has over 40,000 social media followers from countries around the world.
15 Portuguese foods you should try, Portugal's rich culinary tradition offers a delightful array of flavors and dishes that are deeply rooted in its history and culture.
This is a list of the top 5 most popular Portuguese cod recipes on PortugueseRecipes.ca.
This list of the top 5 most popular seafood recipes is put together using the amount of views on PortugueseRecipes.ca.
A step by step video on how to make Nancy's travesseiros de Sintra, a traditional Portuguese pastry from the town of Sintra.
This is a list of the top 5 most popular Portuguese sandwich recipes on PortugueseRecipes.ca.