portuguese clams and rice
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Note: I used three pounds of littlenecks, and 1/3 pound of fresh minced clams. Not sure where I got the recipe from, but thank you very much...we love this!
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prep time
15 Min
cook time
50 Min
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
- 1/2 cup long grain rice
- 2 small onions, chopped
- 1 - green pepper, chopped
- 4 - dozen littleneck clams, scrubbed
- 4 - cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups whole tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon saffron (or tumeric)
- 1 pound linguiça, with the casing removed
- - salt and red pepper flakes to taste
How To Make portuguese clams and rice
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Step 1Steam the clams in very little water until they open. Discard any that do not open and set the clams aside. Reserve the cooking liquid, being careful to keep any sand the clams expel at the bottom of the pot. Sauté the rice in the olive oil until golden brown. Add the onion, green pepper, garlic and linguiça. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Break the tomatoes up with the back of a spoon, saving the juice (to use if needed when cooking the rice), and add to the rice mixture. Cook over a low flame until the rice is soft. Add some of the reserved clam juice when necessary. Remove the clams from their shells, keeping 8 to 10 in the shells for garnish. Add the clams and saffron. Mix well and serve with Portuguese bread.
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