Portuguese Arroz de Marisco – Seafood Rice

A rich, tomato-based Portuguese rice dish loaded with a variety of shellfish — somewhere between a soup and a paella, brimming with ocean flavor.

Ingredients (Serves 4):

* 200g shrimp
* 200g mussels, cleaned
* 150g squid, sliced
* 2 cups medium-grain rice
* 1 onion, chopped
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 2 tomatoes, chopped
* 750ml fish stock
* 1 glass white wine
* Olive oil, parsley, chili flakes (optional)

Instructions:

1. In olive oil, sauté onion and garlic until fragrant. Add tomatoes and cook down.
2. Stir in rice, then deglaze with white wine.
3. Add hot fish stock. Simmer \~10 mins.
4. Add seafood and cook until rice is al dente and seafood is cooked.
5. Finish with chopped parsley and chili flakes if desired.

Portuguese Tip:
The rice should be slightly soupy — not dry like paella.