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How do you make Portuguese rice that is served at weddings?

The one that has small clams and is reddish coloured, and is served with fried fish and breaded shrimps? I'd love to suprise my Portuguese mother- in-law by making it for her

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1. 1 Cup long-grain or Goya rice 2 Cups water Olive Oil (enough for the bottom of your pot, about 2 tablespoons) 1 Tall-sided Pot (copper-bottomed if possible) 2 tablespoons salt Ketchup (to taste/color preference) 1 Small onion Optional - Portuguese Sausage(Chorizo or Linguica or even Keilbasa) Chop up the onion in coarse pieces and clarify in the hot olive oil. The incredible sent of olive oil and onions will just permeate your kitchen. ] When the onions are clear, or even a little brown on the edges, add the water and the salt. Bring to a rolling boil. Add the ketchup. It should turn the water a bit/a lot orange, depending on what you prefer. Add the Rice. Bring to boil. Cover and turn down to simmer for about 20 minutes. Serves 4 *Portuguese rice is served at varying degrees of moisture, anywhere from thick and stew-like to light and sticky like Japanese sushi rice. **If you see the water cooking off too fast, add more. If you see it not cooking off fast enough, remove the lid for a bit. ***It is usually presented on a bed of lettuce on a flat metal dish, family style, garnished with black or green Mediterranean olives. ****Make the rice several times so you can figure out what you like best. You can add more or less water or ketchup to change color and consistency. *****A really delicious addition (my personal favorite): Add Portuguese Chorizo (or Spanish chorizo) for a spicy and smoky flavor. Really, any kind of dried meat is great, try ham or pepperoni! Or in your case even clams?! One of my Aunts even adds peas and carrots for variety. ******Burnt rice tastes horrible. Mind that your rice does not run out of water and burn. Buon appetito!
2. I dont know?
3. That's not portuguese. It's SPANISH and it's caled PAELLA... So I wouldn't advise it for your PORTUGUESE mother-in-law, the portuguese don't like one bit to be mistaken for spanish...
4. you mean "Arroz de tomate" tomato rice? Dont use ketchup! i am from Portugal. Put olive oil + picked onion on a pan and let in get color gold, then put sliced tomatos.wait for a minute so they mixed the olive oil and onion. Then put the rice on a minute on that misture. Put water a let it boil for 10 / 15 minutes. Then its done.