Rice with Cuttlefish and Prawns Recipe

Rice with cuttlefish and shrimp, a delicious dish to succeed. There is nothing like a good rice, although one of the secrets for it to be really perfect lies in the choice of its ingredients and, above all, in acquiring quality ones. Thus, to make this recipe, the first thing we recommend is to opt for fresh cuttlefish and prawns, but if this is not possible you can use them frozen, bearing in mind that they must be thawed before starting.

To enhance the flavor of the rice we will teach you how to prepare a simple fish broth, which represents another of the secrets of this dish. Likewise, we explain how to make rice with cuttlefish and prawns in broth or drier so that you can adapt the recipe to your liking.

Ingredients to make Rice with cuttlefish and shrimp:

1. 300 grams of round or bomb rice
2. 1 liter of fish broth
3. 2 cuttlefish
4. 1 small green bell pepper
5. 2 cloves of garlic
6. 4 tablespoons of crushed or fried tomato
7. 12 prawns
8. 1 splash of olive oil
9. 1 pinch of salt
10. 1 dessert spoon of saffron or a few branches of saffron
11. 1 dessert spoon of sweet paprika

How to make Rice with cuttlefish and shrimp:

• Finely chop the pepper and garlic to start preparing the recipe for rice with prawns and cuttlefish.
• Clean the cuttlefish and cut it into medium pieces. If you prefer, you can ask the fishmonger to clean the cuttlefish for you.
• Peel the prawns, remove the heads and the shells from the body, but do not throw them away, since you will use them to make a broth that will enhance the flavor of the rice.
• Heat a paella pan with a splash of olive oil, add the pieces of green pepper to fry for a few minutes and the chopped garlic. Sauté everything together being careful not to burn the garlic. When they begin to take color, add the crushed tomato.
• Tip: you can take a tomato and mash it if you don’t want to use canned mashed tomato.
• Add the cut cuttlefish to the sauce and let it cook with everything. Add the tablespoon of paprika and stir well.
• If you want to make rice with cuttlefish, prawns and clams, we recommend adding them to the pan when the sauce is ready for them to open.
• For the rice with cuttlefish and prawns to have much more flavor, prepare a broth with the prawn shells and if you have some fish bones you can also add them. To do so, sauté the heads and bodies in a saucepan, add a little water and cook for 10 minutes. Booking.
• Add the rice to the sauce and stir well so that everything is mixed.
• Add the previously strained prawn broth and, if necessary, add a little more water. Remember that when cooking rice the proportion is for 1 measure of rice, 2 of water. We have used 1 liter, but if you want to make soupy rice with cuttlefish and prawns, simply add more broth or water. Stir to place the rice and cook over high heat for about 7-8 minutes. Add half a teaspoon of saffron.
• Tip: you can also make rice with cuttlefish, prawns and peas by adding this last ingredient now so that it cooks with the liquid.
• After this time, lower the heat to medium, add a little salt and cook for another 10 minutes or until the rice is ready. A few minutes before the rice is completely dry, add the peeled prawns, try again for salt in case you have to rectify it and let everything finish cooking.
• When the rice is done, turn off the heat and let it rest for a few minutes. Then, serve right away to enjoy it hot and without overdoing it. As you can see, making rice with cuttlefish and prawns is a somewhat slow process, but simple and the result is incredible because the rice is very flavorful.