Arroz di Marisco

Arroz di Marisco (Portuguese seafood rice)


Sooooo good! Sol's parents brought me to a seaside restaurant and we ordered this.. I still am unable to forget the taste. Since Portugal is 2 flights away and there is no Portuguese restaurant in Singapore, I decided to make this based on my memory and a little help from the Internet.


Ingredients

4-6 prawns (Deshell and keep the prawns and shells)
250g fish (Sliced)
10 clams
4 mussels
2 tomatoes
1 red pepper
4 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon of tomato puree/paste
A sprinkle of paprika
1 teaspoon of pimentao
A little white wine
1 red pepper (chopped)
100g of risotto rice


Stock

Deshell the prawns
Cook 1 tomato, shell and head of the prawns in water for ~half hour to make stock. Drain and keep stock aside.

Cook

Fry the onion for 1-2 min. Add garlic and fry till brownish..

Add the risotto rice, fry and add 1/3 of the stock. Stir. Add in the bay leaf, a touch of white wine, salt and pepper, paprika, pimento and tomato paste and maybe some oregano. Stir.

Add the pepper and tomatoes.

After around 3-5 min. Check and stir. Add more stock if need. Stir (Again!). Check again in 3-5min. Stir or..

Add in all the seafood and cilantro after 5mins. Stir..

Ready for serving after seafood is cooked.