Mussels with arroz negro


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.
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Last modified on: January 30th 2019

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For 4 people, you will need:
  • 1 mussels 4 cups + 3 tablespoons mussels
  • 2 onion 1 onion
  • 3 garlic clove 1 garlic clove
  • 4 olive oil 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 5 rice 1 cup + 3 tablespoons rice
  • 6 chicken stock 1 ¾ cup chicken stock
  • 7 squid ink ½ tablespoon squid ink

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PreparationCookingStart to finish
32 min.38 min.1 hour 10 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 20 min.
Mussels with arroz negro
Prepare 4 cups + 3 tablespoons 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.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Mussels with arroz negro

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Mussels with arroz negro
Finely chop the onion and garlic.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Mussels with arroz negro
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.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Mussels with arroz negro
Add 1 cup + 3 tablespoons rice and stir frequently for 1 or 2 minutes, until you see the rice become translucent (or "pearled").

Stage 6 - 30 min.
Mussels with arroz negro
Pour in 1 ¾ cup 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.
Mussels with arroz negro
After this time, the rice should be cooked, but not dry. Add a little more stock if necessary.

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Mussels with arroz negro
Add ½ tablespoon 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.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Mussels with arroz negro
Reheat the mussels rapidly.

Heat the plates.

Serve the mussels on a bed of arroz negro.
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 valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,193 Kcal or 9,182 Kj210 gr96 gr108 gr
110 %81 %9 %16 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
117 Kcal or 490 Kj11 gr5 gr6 gr
6 %4 %<1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
548 Kcal or 2,294 Kj52 gr24 gr27 gr
27 %20 %2 %4 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Mollusc
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 3.78 €
  • Per person : 0.95 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
MusselsMussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Paimpol salad, Mussels marinière, Paella, ... All
Chicken stockChicken stock: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hearty leek and sprout soup, Soup Cornouaillaise, Boulangère potatoes, Turmeric risotto, Risotto-style celeriac, ... All
RiceRice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, Sushi, How to cook rice in rice-cooker, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All
Squid inkSquid ink: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, ... All
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