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History
Arroz de marisco came up the Atlantic coast from Aveiro and the Setubal peninsula in the 1960s, hitting Lisbon menus by the 1970s with prawns, clams and crabs drawn from the Tagus estuary. The Lisbon version stays soupier than the Spanish paella tradition, the rice cooked just past al dente in a tomato-saffron-coriander broth, and Solar dos Presuntos's wine-list bible recommends the dish over any other on the menu.
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Common allergens: Crustaceans, Molluscs
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 300g carolino rice (or risotto rice)
- 500g mixed shellfish: large prawns, clams, mussels, crab claws
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 400g chopped tomatoes
- 200ml dry white wine
- 1.2L shellfish or fish stock
- 1 bay leaf
- Olive oil, sea salt, piri-piri sauce
- Bunch of coriander, chopped
Method
- Sweat onion and garlic in olive oil until soft, 8 minutes.
- Add tomato and bay, cook down 10 minutes until reduced and concentrated.
- Pour in wine, let it bubble 1 minute, then add the stock and bring to a simmer.
- Stir in the rice, simmer 15 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally.
- Add the prawns and crab claws 5 minutes before end, then clams and mussels for the last 3 minutes.
- Check seasoning, fold in coriander. Serve straight from the pot, broth and all, with piri-piri on the side.
Tip from the editors. The texture should be soupy, not paella-tight. If it dries before the rice is al dente, add more hot stock half a ladle at a time.
Where to eat arroz de marisco (portuguese seafood rice)
Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice) in Lisbon
Solar dos Presuntos ★ 4.5
Solar dos Presuntos in Restauradores, Lisbon: a family seafood institution open since 1974, famous for cured ham, Minho cuisine and a celebrity wall.
OrderThe plate of presunto first, then arroz de marisco for two.
Cervejaria Ramiro ★ 4.7
Cervejaria Ramiro in Lisbon: the canonical late-night seafood hall on Avenida Almirante Reis, last orders 00:30, prego no pao the traditional closer.
TryGoose barnacles and prego no pao
Cervejaria Liberdade ★ 4.4
Cervejaria Liberdade in Lisbon: a polished seafood hall inside the Tivoli Avenida, Berlenga gooseneck barnacles, Algarve prawns and Aveiro oysters daily.
OrderAlgarve red prawns and a glass of Soalheiro Alvarinho.
Cervejaria Pinoquio ★ 4.3
Cervejaria Pinoquio on Lisbon's Praca dos Restauradores: a no-fuss Portuguese seafood room serving from morning to late night, clams and arroz de marisco.
OrderAmeijoas a Bulhao Pato, clams in garlic and coriander.
Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice) in Porto
Cervejaria Gazela ★ 4.4
Cervejaria Gazela in Porto sells two cachorrinhos and an imperial for 7 euros, a stand-up counter snack that has anchored the cheap-eats list for the city.
TryCachorrinho with imperial beer
Adega Sao Nicolau ★ 4.3
Adega Sao Nicolau in Porto's Ribeira has been pouring red since the 1940s, serving polvo a lagareiro on a small Douro-facing terrace below the quay.
OrderPolvo a lagareiro: octopus baked with potatoes, garlic and a slug of olive oil.
TipLunch service from noon. The river-side terrace fills first; the inside room is cooler in August.
Tapabento ★ 4.5
Tapabento behind Sao Bento station in Porto plates octopus salad, duck rice and grilled tiger prawns in a small, loud, family-run dining room.
OrderThe octopus salad to start, then the duck rice with chourico.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Book the 19:00 sitting if you want a chance of a same-day table.
O Golfinho ★ 4.7
O Golfinho on Rua de Sa de Noronha in Porto is a small family tasca with a francesinha sauce locals defend, and a 10-table room that fills with regulars.
OrderFrancesinha with egg, glass of red.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The bitoque is a quieter alternative for the queue-averse.
Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos ★ 4.3
Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos just north of Porto is the working fish market for the fleet, with 40 stalls of Atlantic seafood, grilled sardines.
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