PORTUGUESE RICE

Arroz à Portuguesa

Serves 4


Ingredients

• 180 g rice
• 20 cubes of meat (pork or beef), seasoned to taste 
• 16 slices of Portuguese chorizo
• 1-2 dl peas
• 2 carrot, thickly sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, thickly diced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 dl white wine
• 8 dl water
• 2 stock cubes e.g. meat
• Salt and piri piri sauce, to taste

Method

• In a large pan sauté the onions until translucent, then add the tomatoes and wine and simmer for about 5 minutes on a low heat.
• Add the water, stock cubes, meat, chorizo, carrots and bell peppers and cook for about 25 minutes.
• When the meat is tender, add the rice and peas and cook until the rice is cooked (it should be fairly wet and moisty).
• Correct the seasoning and just before serving stir in the piri piri sauce to your liking.