ARROZ DE POLVO: 3 dicas para ficar sempre mais suculento! Receita tradicional portuguesa

octopus

🥗Healthier: squid

💰Cheaper: chicken

Squid is lower in calories, while chicken is more affordable and widely available.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has similar health benefits, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: broth

Non-alcoholic wine provides a similar flavor without alcohol, while broth adds depth at a lower cost.

saffron

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: paprika

Turmeric provides color and health benefits, while paprika is a more economical alternative.

Bring 500 ml of water to a boil.

Immerse the 450 g octopus three times in the boiling water for thermal shock.

Add 1 bay leaf and 3 small onions to the pot, cover, and cook for about 30 minutes.

Check if the octopus is cooked, then remove it from the pot and let it cool, saving the cooking broth.

In a separate pot, add olive oil and chopped onion; sauté slowly.

Add 1 large garlic clove and sauté until fragrant.

Add 3 peeled and chopped tomatoes and cook until softened.

Stir in 1 teaspoon of paprika, 1 cup of white wine, and 1 tablespoon of coarse salt; mix well.

Mash the mixture to make it more homogeneous.

Add 200 g of carolino rice and stir to absorb the flavors.

Pour in 2 cups of hot water and 0.5 cup of the octopus cooking broth; let the rice cook slowly.

Cut the tentacles of the octopus into 1 cm pieces.

When there are 10 minutes left for the rice to be done, add the chopped octopus and cook until the rice is creamy.

If necessary, add more water or octopus cooking broth during cooking.

Turn off the heat and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

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