World Flavors Cookbook

Arroz de Cabidela

Name: Arroz de Cabidela
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: 1 chicken (with blood reserved); 2 cups Carolino rice; Vinegar; Onion, garlic, bay leaf

A historic and controversial dish—chicken or rabbit rice cooked with the animal's blood and vinegar.

Cuisine: Portugal

Ingredients

1 chicken (with blood reserved)
2 cups Carolino rice
Vinegar
Onion, garlic, bay leaf

Instructions

1. Sauté chicken with aromatics. 2. Add rice and water. 3. When rice is nearly done, stir in the blood mixed with vinegar. 4. Simmer briefly until the sauce is dark and thick.