(WSVN) - Give your paella a Portuguese upgrade. That’s what’s cooking as we grab a Bite with Belkys.

The Chef: Carlos Abreu
The Restaurant: Old Lisbon, Aventura
The Dish: Paelha Marinheira

Ingredients:
12 oz bomba rice
2 oz garlic – minced
2 chopped tomatoes
1 red pepper – chopped
1 green pepper – chopped
1 onion – chopped
6 shrimp
6 mussels
6 clams
1 snapper fillet
2 oz cilantro
1 saffron thread
Fish broth
2 oz olive oil

Method of Preparation:

  • In a paella pan, warm the oil over medium heat.
  • Add the onions and garlic and cook till onions are translucent.
  • Add peppers, mix and cook for another minute.
  • Add clams, mussels, shrimp and snapper and mix and let cook for a minute, before adding tomatoes, saffron and bomba rice.
  • Pour in enough fish stock to cover rice.
  • Add cilantro.
  • Cover and let cook until fish stock is absorbed and rice is cooked.

To Plate:

  • Serve from pan to plate.
  • Garnish with more cilantro.

Old Lisbon
Located in Aventura Shopping Center
2960 NE 199th St Unit 5, Aventura, FL 33180
(305) 974-5142
www.oldlisbonrestaurants.com

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