Soupy Rice With Octopus and Prawns Recipe

The soupy rice with octopus and prawns is ideal to enjoy at a special dinner. This rice dish is characterized by being soft, creamy and with strong flavors. Although it may not seem like it, it is a quick and easy recipe that everyone will surely like. I recommend accompanying it with a glass of rosé wine.

Ingredients to make soupy rice with octopus and prawns:

1. 150 grams of Octopus
2. 100 grams of Prawns
3. 250 grams of Arborio rice
4. 1 pinch of Saffron
5. 1 pinch of Paprika
6. 50 grams of onion
7. 50 grams of red pepper
8. 2 garlic cloves
9. 3 tablespoons tomato paste
10. 30 milliliters of olive oil
11. 1 pinch of salt
12. 1 pinch of Pepper

How to make soupy rice with octopus and prawns:

• Before making this recipe, the first step is to get all the ingredients ready.
• In a pot with water and salt, cook the octopus cut into pieces for 20 minutes. Reserve the cooking water to prepare the rice.
• Separately, in a pot with oil, fry the onion, garlic and finely chopped pepper until soft. Season.
• Add the rice and tomato paste to the pot. Mix with the sauce very well for a few minutes.
• Add the paprika, saffron and little by little the octopus broth. Keep stirring until the grain of the rice is al dente, rectify the flavor with salt and pepper.
• Trick: Approximately 750 ml of octopus broth are used for this preparation
• Five minutes before finishing the rice, add the prawns and the seasoned octopus. Mix very well and continue cooking.
• Finally, serve the soupy rice with octopus and prawns, decorating the plate with a few slices of lemon.