Mussels with arroz negro
The famous Spanish arroz negro (black rice) is prepared by adding squid ink towards the end of cooking.
This gives the rice not only its curious dark colour, but delicious marine flavours.
In this recipe it forms the bed for mussels, cooked simply and served out of their shells – a perfect combination.
This gives the rice not only its curious dark colour, but delicious marine flavours.
In this recipe it forms the bed for mussels, cooked simply and served out of their shells – a perfect combination.
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Last modified on: January 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 2 g mussels - 2
1 onion - 3
1 garlic clove - 4
5 tablespoons olive oil - 5
0 kg 9 g rice - 6
0 litre 14 ml chicken stock - 7
0.3 oz squid ink
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 32 min. | 38 min. | 1 hour 10 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare 0 kg 2 g mussels as for mussels marinière, then shell them. Keep 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
Note: for a simplified version, cook on high heat in a large stewpan with a small amount of water in the bottom, just until the shells open. Remove the shells.
Note: for a simplified version, cook on high heat in a large stewpan with a small amount of water in the bottom, just until the shells open. Remove the shells.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Finely chop the onion and garlic.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Heat 5 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan, then add the onion and garlic, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 0 kg 9 g rice and stir frequently for 1 or 2 minutes, until you see the rice become translucent (or "pearled").
Stage 6 - 30 min.
Pour in 0 litre 14 ml chicken stock all at once, mix well and leave to cook on low heat until the rice has absorbed all the stock (about 30 minutes).
Stage 7 - 1 min.
After this time, the rice should be cooked, but not dry. Add a little more stock if necessary.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Add 0.3 oz squid ink and the liquid from cooking the mussels, if you have kept this. Stir to mix and colour the rice.
Cover and leave to cook gently for 5 minutes.
Cover and leave to cook gently for 5 minutes.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Remarks
I recommend using a round Spanish rice if possible, like used for paella.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,193 Kcal or 9,182 Kj | 210 gr | 96 gr | 108 gr |
| 110 % | 81 % | 9 % | 16 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 117 Kcal or 490 Kj | 11 gr | 5 gr | 6 gr |
| 6 % | 4 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 548 Kcal or 2,294 Kj | 52 gr | 24 gr | 27 gr |
| 27 % | 20 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.78 €
- Per person : 0.95 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quiche Bretonne, Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Curried mussels with cabbage, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, ... All |
 | Chicken stock: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Turmeric risotto, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Boulangère potatoes, Soup Cornouaillaise, Risotto-style celeriac, ... All |
 | Rice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Chicken with rice and leeks, Koulibiak in pie dish, Indian rice pudding, Rice pudding (riz au lait), ... All |
 | Squid ink: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, ... All |
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