Sausage rice: very juicy and moist, in 1 pan

Malandrinho rice with sausage: Portuguese recipe, in 1 pan and certainly very easy to prepare

The traditional Portuguese recipe for very moist rice – “on the fly”, with sausage and bacon.

Recipe for 4 people.

Classic (no restrictions), Lactose Free

Preparation: 00:50

Interval: 00:10

TOOLS

1 cutting board(s), 1 baking tray(s), 1 kettle, 1 deep-bottomed frying pan(es)

EQUIPMENT

conventional

METERS

cup = 240 ml, spoon = 15 ml, teaspoon = 10 ml, teaspoon = 5 ml

Malandrinho Rice Ingredients:

– olive oil to taste, for the sautéing

– 1 1/2 cups of rice

– 3 cups of boiling water

– 2 carrots (4cm pieces)

– 2 stalks of celery (4 cm each)

– 2 bay leaves

– 1 unit(s) of chopped onion(s)

– 2 cloves of minced garlic

– 4 Italian tomatoes, seedless, very ripe, cut into cubes

– 1 unit of red pepper, without the white part and seeds, diced

– salt to taste

– pepper to taste

– parsley to taste, chopped

– green onion chopped to taste

SAUSAGE AND BACON Ingredients:

– 100 g of bacon, diced

– 200 g of Portuguese sausage, diced

Farofinha Bread Ingredients:

– olive oil to taste

– 80 g of processed French bread (approximately 1/2 unit for every 2 portions) (or ciabatta bread)

– salt to taste

Ingredients TO COMPLETE:

– extra virgin olive oil to taste

PREPARATION:

1. Separate the ingredients and utensils for the recipe. The quantities are for serving the rice as a side dish. If it is the only dish, double all quantities.
2. Place a kettle of water on the stove to boil.
3. Trim the skin and excess fat from the bacon and cut it into cubes. Reserve the skin to use for cooking the rice.
4. Remove the skin from the sausage (optional) and cut it into cubes.
5. Wash the carrot – it is not necessary to peel it – and cut it to the size indicated in the ingredients.
6. Wash the celery and cut it to the size indicated in the ingredients.
7. Wash and peel the onion and garlic and chop them.
8. Wash the tomatoes, remove the seeds and cut them into cubes.
9. Wash the pepper, remove the seeds and white parts and cut it into cubes.
10. Finally, wash the parsley and chives. Chop and leave to dry on absorbent paper.
11. Preheat the oven to 200°C.

PREPARATION:

Malandrinho Rice With Sausage:

1. Grease a thick-bottomed pan with a drizzle of oil, add the bacon and heat it over a high heat, stirring occasionally to release the fat and brown it.
2. Remove the bacon and set aside on a serving plate.
3. If the bacon releases a lot of fat, discard some of it.
4. Add the sausage cubes and brown for another 2 or 3 minutes.
5. Add the onion to the pan and sauté until it starts to change colour.
6. Add the cherry tomatoes and pepper, mix well and let cook, without falling apart.
7. Add the garlic clove and stir to brown.
8. Add the rice, mix well and brown again so that it mixes with the other ingredients.
9. Place the pieces of celery and carrot, the bacon peel and the bay leaf(s) in the pan.
10. Return the bacon to the pan.
11. Add boiling water (see quantities in the ingredients).
12. Mix, season with salt and pepper.
13. Cover the pan, reduce the heat and leave to cook for 15 minutes.

Farofinha bread:

1. Place the bread in the food processor and blend until it becomes a coarse, crumbly flour.
2. Transfer to a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, add a little salt and mix.
3. Place in the preheated oven at 200°C and cook for about 5 minutes or until golden and toasted.
4. Turn off the oven and reserve the farofinha for finishing.

Malandrinho rice with sausage (preparation – continues):

1. When there are about 5 minutes left before the expected cooking time, check the water and add a little more: the rice should be well wet, without drying out.
2. After this time, check if the rice is cooked (it must be al dente).
3. Discard the carrot, celery, bacon rind and bay leaf(s).
4. Add the chopped parsley and chives, mix well.
5. Turn off the fire.

FINALIZATION AND ASSEMBLY:

1. Serve immediately so that the rice does not dry out. If necessary, add more water to wet it, without soaking it.
2. Arrange the bad rice with sausage On a serving plate, complete with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
3. Put the breadcrumbs on the rice.

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Source: Terra

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