Best 6 Black Rice With Mussels And Shrimp Recipes

CREOLE MUSSELS WITH RICE

Steps:

• Combine the rice, 1 tablespoon butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 2 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery, season with salt and cook until just tender, about 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and Cajun seasoning; cook until the tomatoes start breaking down, about 2 minutes. Add the wine and cook until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Add 1 cup water and the mussels and season with salt. Cover and cook until the mussels open, 4 to 5 minutes (discard any unopened mussels). Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter; season with salt.
• Fluff the rice with a fork and divide among bowls. Top with the mussels and broth; sprinkle with parsley.

BLACK RICE WITH MUSSELS AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine the rice with equal amounts water and cook according to directions on package set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the leeks or onions and cook until tender (about 5 minutes). Add garlic and fennel seeds and continue cooking for another minute. Add the wine and cook over high heat until about half has been absorbed. Stir in tomatoes, salt and red pepper.
• Bring the tomato mixture to a boil. Add the mussels, cover and steam over high heat, shaking the pot occasionally, until the mussels open, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce the heat slightly, push the mussels aside and submerge shrimp in the liquid. Cook until the shrimp are uniformly cooked, 1 to 2 minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• To serve transfer the rice with a slotted spoon among four large, shallow, individual soup bowls. Ladle the mussels (discard ANY unopened ones, shrimp and broth on top. Garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.

WOK STIRRED MUSSELS AND RICE STICK NOODLES SPICY BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Coat a very hot wok with oil, add mussels and stir until they start to open. Add garlic, ginger, chilies and black beans. Stir quickly for 5 minutes. Deglaze with white wine and reduce by 50 percent. Add tomatoes, fish sauce, chicken stock and noodles, combine well. Add basil, chives and butter. Check for seasoning. Serve with lime half to be squeezed on mussels right before eating.

CREAMY RISOTTO WITH MUSSELS, SHRIMP AND CALAMARI

Steps:

• Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil for 2-3 minutes over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally. Add the rice and toast lightly for 1-2 minutes without letting the rice or onion take on any color.
• Add the wine and cook until almost completely absorbed. Add most of the hot fish stock (it should come about ½ inch above the rice) and bring to a simmer. Cook the risotto, stirring occasionally, until the rice has absorbed some of the liquid, about 8 minutes.
• Add the mussels, shrimp and squid (tentacles as well), and tomatoes, and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the seafood is cooked and the rice is al dente, about 6 minutes. As the rice continues to absorb the liquid, add more as needed.
• Remove the risotto from the heat, add butter Grana Padano or Parmesan cheese. Stir well to release the starches and make the risotto creamy.
• Season with pepper and serve immediately.

BLACK RICE WITH SQUID

Steps:

• If the squid has tentacles, pull them away from the body. Cut the squid into 1-inch strips. Then cut into 1-inch cubes. Pour the fish stock into a saucepan, cover, and bring to a simmer. Put a large pan over high heat and add the oil. Add the squid. Fry for 2 minutes, until golden in places. Add the sofrito and continue to cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add a teaspoon of water if the sofrito starts to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the rice, stirring it into the squid. Fry for 10 minutes, stirring often. Turn the heat to high and add a ladle of stock, stirring continuously. Once the stock has been absorbed, add another ladle and repeat until 5 minutes have passed. Dissolve the squid ink in a little of the remaining stock. Add this to the rice, and then continue adding the rest of the stock. Cook the rice for another 12 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the picada and continue to cook for another 2 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid and is just tender to the bite. Season with salt, then serve.

SPANISH RICE AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add rice mix and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Boil for 1 minute; cover and reduce heat. Simmer until water is absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until just soft, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and seafood seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are bright pink, about 5 minutes.
• Mound rice on each plate; top with a portion of the pepper-shrimp mixture and a generous sprinkling of parsley.