Portuguese Arroz Con Mariscos-Seafood and Rice

A delicious Portuguese one dish meal. This is a very popular dish in Portugal. Note: buying a bag of frozen seafood will work with this.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1  tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 1  medium yellow onion, diced
• 2  green bell peppers, diced
• 1  cup tomato sauce
• 2  beer, bottles of
• 3  cups short-grain rice
• 3 1⁄2 cups water
• 2  tablespoons salt
• 1  teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1⁄2 lbs  mixed frozen  seafood (shrimp, squid, crab, fish)

Directions

1. in a large pot mix seafood with enough beer to cover.
2. cook the seafood over medium heat for about 5 minutes or just enough so the seafood can warm up in the beer.
3. remove the mixture from the pot and let it sit in the beer.
4. dice the onions, garlic and green pepper.
5. heat the olive oil and saute the onion, pepper and garlic until lightly browned.
6. add the tomato sauce, 1 bottle of beer and the seafood mix and continue cooking that for about 5 minutes over medium heat.
7. stir in the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
8. reduce the heat to low, stir the mixture well, cover it and cook for 30 minutes. (do NOT stir) or until the liquid has evaporated.