World Flavors Cookbook

Açorda de Marisco

Name: Açorda de Marisco
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: 500g stale bread; 300g mixed seafood (shrimp, clams); 4 cloves garlic; Large bunch of cilantro; 1/2 cup olive oil; 2 eggs; Salt; Piri-piri

A traditional Portuguese bread stew infused with garlic, cilantro, and mixed seafood, finished with a raw egg.

Cuisine: Portugal

Ingredients

500g stale bread
300g mixed seafood (shrimp, clams)
4 cloves garlic
Large bunch of cilantro
1/2 cup olive oil
2 eggs
Salt
Piri-piri

Instructions

1. Soak bread in warm water. 2. Sauté garlic and cilantro in olive oil. 3. Add seafood and cook quickly. 4. Squeeze water from bread and add to the pot, stirring vigorously into a thick paste. 5. Season and cook for 5 mins. 6. Crack eggs over the top and fold them in just before serving.