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Popular Portuguese Rice with Mussels Recipe

This quick and popular Portuguese rice with mussels recipe (arroz de mexilhão), makes a very tasty dish, enjoy.
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Popular Portuguese Rice with Mussels Recipe

Preparation time 10 min
Cooking Time 35 min
Ready In 45 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4

Nutrition Facts (Per Serving)

Calories467
Fat4g
Carbs79g
Protein24g

Ingredients

1 kg of mussels200 ml of white wine1 onion3 cloves of garlic2 ripe skinless and seedless tomatoes700 ml of hot water350 grams of riceSalt (to taste)Pepper (to taste)Piri piri sauce (to taste).Coriander (to taste)
1 kg of mussels200 ml of white wine1 onion3 cloves of garlic2 ripe skinless and seedless tomatoes700 ml of hot water350 grams of riceSalt (to taste)Pepper (to taste)Piri piri sauce (to taste).Coriander (to taste)
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Preparation

  1. Once well washed, place the mussels in a pan with the wine.
  2. Cook with the pan covered until the shells open.
  3. Once cooked, remove the mussels and strain the broth through a mesh strainer with a cloth inside.
  4. Saute the onion and garlic in pieces and let it soften.
  5. Add the broth, hot water, tomatoes (cut into pieces) and rice.
  6. Season with salt, pepper, piri piri sauce and cook for ten minutes.
  7. Meanwhile, remove the shells from the mussels, and set aside a few to decorate.
  8. Finaly, add the mussels without a shell and the chopped coriander to the pan.
  9. Cook for two minutes.
  10. Serve with the reserved mussels.

Recipe & Photo Credit: glutaosaborintenso.com


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