RICE WITH SEAFOOD (serves 4)
Base
Nivel
AVANZADO
Tiempo aprox
45 min
Calorías
707
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 dozen mussels
- 8 white scallops
- 1.1 lbs. seafood mixture
- 4 Welsh onion bulbs, cut in cubes
- 1 cup mussel broth
- 1 red bell pepper, cut in cubes
- 4 cups cooked rice
- ½ cup peas
- ½ cup Peruvian corn (choclo) kernels
- 1 cup cilantro, half in bunch and half chopped
- ½ cup white wine
- 3 3 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 lime
- 1 tsp. oregano
- Turmeric to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Cumin to taste
- Salt to taste
- 1 packet (1.79 oz) Q’ocina en Casa Yellow Sofrito Culinary Base.
PREPARATION
Prepare 4 cups cooked rice (shallow-fried with garlic and salt) with well-defined grains, and reserve until cool.
Clean mussels thoroughly. Put them in a pot with 2 cups water with salt, ½ bunch of cilantro, peas, corn kernels, and let boil until mussels are completely open (approx. 20 mins.). Strain, remove cilantro, debeard mussel while keeping them in their shells, and reserve mussels, vegetables, and broth separately.
In a wide pan, shallow-fry the white part of the Welsh onions and the bell pepper half for 4 mins. Add white wine, mussel broth, contents of one packet of Q’ocina en Casa Yellow Sofrito Culinary Base, a pinch of turmeric, cumin, salt, pepper, and oregano. Stir until brought to a boil.
Add seafood mixture and scallops seasoned with salt and pepper, the rest of the cubed bell pepper, and remove from heat as soon as it comes to a boil.
Add the cold rice, peas, precooked corn, and mix with preparation from previous step. Cook for approx. 3 mins. until rice starts to become sticky and remove from heat.
Finally, sprinkle 1 ½ tbsp. Parmesan cheese, lime juice, the other part of the cilantro (chopped), salt to taste, and stir. Decorate with additional fresh chopped cilantro, pepper, and the rest of the Parmesan cheese.
TIP:
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To make sure the rice grains are well-defined (not too sticky), use aged rice. Preferably, avoid washing rice to keep it from losing its starch.
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To make the rice creamy and moist, before finishing with lime juice and Parmesan in step 6, add 2 tbsp. butter and stir.
- For best presentation, decorate with scallops and mussels.
Nota: 1 tz = 250 ml
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