Arroz de Marisco
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Arroz de Marisco

Comforting flavour, cultural heritage and the kind of cooking that makes a meal feel memorable.

Prep20 mins
Cook30 mins
Serves2
DifficultyMedium
Portuguese Main Dairy-freeGluten-freeHigh proteinNut-free
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The story

Arroz de Marisco is more than a main: it is a route into Portugal’s Atlantic food story, with salt cod, seafood, olive oil, bread soups and convent sweets. The dish is built around salt cod, seafood, olive oil, garlic, eggs, pastry, rice, coriander and custard, giving it a flavour that feels both practical and deeply connected to its origin. It works especially well for summer seafood, family gatherings and menus with a strong sense of place, and it gives readers a clear way to understand how ingredients, technique and food history meet on the plate. This rice dish is packed with prawns, mussels, and clams in a fragrant, saucy base.

Ingredients

2servings
  • Main
  • 100 gram rice200g rice
  • 150 gram seafood300g seafood
  • 1 portion Onion, garlic, tomatoOnion, garlic, tomato
  • 1 portion Fish stockFish stock
  • 15 millilitre Olive oilOlive oil [Phase 1 metric normalisation: standard small-batch olive oil amount for serves 2; source-check if oil is central to dish]
  • 5 gram CorianderCoriander [Phase 1 metric normalisation: fresh herb amount for serves 2]

Method

  1. Method

    Sauté base, add rice, gradually add stock. Add seafood near end. Garnish and serve.

Nutrition

per serving

Calories495
Protein18g
Carbs56g
Fat19g
Fibre4g
Sugar4g
Salt1.4g

Estimated nutrition for Arroz de Marisco; use as editorial/testing data and refine from exact ingredient weights if needed.

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