Seafood Rice

Arroz de Marisco >>

Ingredients:   

• 1 cup Chouriço (sweet or hot) (to taste) - cut into thin slices
• 5 cloves of garlic - finely chopped
• 1 large onion - finely diced
• 1 red pepper - diced
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tbsp of pepper sauce (sweet or hot) (to taste)
• 2 cups of rice
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 1/2 cups of white wine
• 1/2 cup of water
• 2 cups of chicken broth
• 1/4 tsp of saffron
• 1/2 cup of frozen green peas
• 3 tomatoes - chopped with seeds removed
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tbsp of butter
  
• 20 mussels
  
• 24 shrimp with shell on head removed
  
• 1 cup of parsley - chopped
  
• salt and pepper to taste
  
• Black olives

STEPS:

1. Heat olive oil and butter in a fairly large pot (be sure to use one rice will not stick to)
2. Add the Chouriço to heat up
3. Add the garlic, onions, and peppers and cook until softened
4. Add oregano, pepper sauce, and the rice.  Stir until the rice is coated and shiny, 3-5 minutes
5. Add the paprika, water, white wine, chicken broth and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 10 minutes with pot covered
6. Occasionally stir the mixture to prevent rice from sticking.
7. Place in the mussels, shrimp, black olives and sprinkle with ½ cup of parsley.  Cover the pot and let it cook until liquid is almost evaporated; this may be approximately another 5 to 10 minutes.
8. Transfer to a serving platter arranging seafood on top of rice.  Sprinkle with the remaining parsley.