By Eddy − On Monday, September 4, 2017, 6 years ago in Seafood Recipes
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Portuguese Fish and Shrimp Rice Recipe


You must try this Portuguese fish and shrimp rice recipe, it is healthy, rich and very tasty.
Portuguese Fish and Shrimp Rice Recipe


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Ready In 45 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings2

Ingredients

1/2 lb of shrimp in shell (heads removed but save them)2 fish loins (fish of your choice)½ of a green pepper, diced½ of a red pepper, diced1 medium onion, chopped2 garlic cloves, chopped2 peeled tomatoes, cut in small piecesSalt and pepper (to taste)3 cups of water1 cup of riceOlive oil (to taste)1 bay leafParsley
1/2 lb of shrimp in shell (heads removed but save them)2 fish loins (fish of your choice)½ of a green pepper, diced½ of a red pepper, diced1 medium onion, chopped2 garlic cloves, chopped2 peeled tomatoes, cut in small piecesSalt and pepper (to taste)3 cups of water1 cup of riceOlive oil (to taste)1 bay leafParsley
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Instructions

  1. Place the heads of the shrimp in a saucepan with water, salt and bring to a boil over medium heat, let it boil for about 10 minutes, strain and put aside the cooking water (throw out the heads of the shrimp).
  2. In a saucepan, place the olive oil, chopped onion, garlic, the bay leaf and sauté.
  3. Add the peppers and sauté for another 5 minutes.
  4. Add the peeled tomatoes and cook on a low heat for another 5 minutes.
  5. Over medium heat, add the water from the shrimp heads, bring to a boil and add the rice.
  6. After about 5 minutes, add the fish loins and 2 minutes later add the shrimp.
  7. Let it cook for a bit, when the rice is done, add the parsley and serve.

Enjoy!

Recipe & Photo Credit: Anabela Silva, saborintenso.com

Anne
Anne
This is really good. Doubled the recipe to serve 6. I also added a chopped jalapeno with seeds with the bell peppers. Be sure to sea salt the water well while boiling the tails with shells.
2 years ago, Monday, November 29, 2021
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Eddy
Thanks for the tip Anne. :)
2 years ago, Monday, November 29, 2021
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