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Portuguese Clams And Rice Recipe

	Mamalou / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago I have been making this recipe for Christmas Eve ever since I found it somewhere on the web. It tastes similar to Paella, but it is less expensive to make. This is always a big hit at my house! You can substitute any spicy sausage for the linguicia if not available in your area.... More Prep:20m Cook:40m Servings:4	Mamalou
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups long grain rice (such as Uncle Ben's)

1/2 cup olive oil

2 small onions, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

4 dozen littleneck clams

4 cloves garlic, minced

3 cups whole tomatoes

1 tsp. saffron (or turmeric)

1/2 pound linguiça (Portuguese sausage), with the casing removed

Salt and red pepper flakes to taste

Directions

Steam 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 or Italian bread.

Serves 4.

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mystic_river1 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Hot Italian sausage will do for me...a fab recipe. ^5 and thanks for the post~joymarie~

gourmetana 1 year, 3 months ago said:
This is just lovely! Let me suggest that you steam the clams in white wine or beer mixed with the water, one mashed garlic and olive oil. That's the way we do it here and it brings out the clams flavour in an amazing way. Let me know if you try it and if you like the idea! :)

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