Mariner's Rice
Serves 4.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1⁄4 lb. chorizo sausage, sliced 1⁄4 inch thick
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 1⁄2 cups Arborio rice
- 4 1⁄4 cups chicken stock, warmed
- 1⁄4 tsp. saffron threads
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1⁄2 tsp. chopped fresh oregano
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1⁄2 cup fresh or frozen peas
- 12 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 12 littleneck clams
- 1 Tbs. chopped fresh chives
Directions
In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes; transfer to a plate.Add the onion to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the rice and stir until opaque, about 3 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add 4 cups of the stock, the saffron, bay leaf, oregano, sausage, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until almost all the stock is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Add the peas and shrimp, stir, cover and cook until the rice is tender, 5 to 7 minutes more.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over high heat, combine the remaining 1/4 cup stock and the clams. Cover and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until all the clams have opened, about 5 minutes; discard any that do not open. Add the clams and cooking liquid to the rice mixture. Cover, remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the chives and serve immediately.
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Easy Seafood Meal
I really like that this rice dish is quite easy to prepare and comes together really quickly. There is minimal prep/chopping and few dirty dishes to clean. I made it in my Dutch oven. We thought the taste was bland. However, it should be noted that I don't eat meat and we did sub vegetable stock for the chicken broth, which could have detracted from the robustness of the flavor and I used a soy chorizo, which usually works fine in other recipes calling for chorizo.
Date published: 2014-10-19