portuguese clams and rice

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Lou Ann Marques
attleboro, MA

Note: I used three pounds of littlenecks, and 1/3 pound of fresh minced clams. Not sure where I got the recipe from, but thank you very much...we love this!

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 50 Min

Ingredients For portuguese clams and rice

  • 1 1/2 c
    long grain rice
  • 1/2 c
    long grain rice
  • 2 sm
    onions, chopped
  • 1
    green pepper, chopped
  • 4
    dozen littleneck clams, scrubbed
  • 4
    cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 c
    whole tomatoes
  • 1 tsp
    saffron (or tumeric)
  • 1 lb
    linguiça, with the casing removed
  • salt and red pepper flakes to taste

How To Make portuguese clams and rice

  • 1
    Steam the clams in very little water until they open. Discard any that do not open and set the clams aside. Reserve the cooking liquid, being careful to keep any sand the clams expel at the bottom of the pot. Sauté the rice in the olive oil until golden brown. Add the onion, green pepper, garlic and linguiça. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Break the tomatoes up with the back of a spoon, saving the juice (to use if needed when cooking the rice), and add to the rice mixture. Cook over a low flame until the rice is soft. Add some of the reserved clam juice when necessary. Remove the clams from their shells, keeping 8 to 10 in the shells for garnish. Add the clams and saffron. Mix well and serve with Portuguese bread.

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