Vigil Rice (Arroz de Vigilia)
Origin: Madrid, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1920
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- onion
- potato
- tomato
- seafood (langostinos or cangrejos preferred)
- rice
- water
Instructions
- Heat good olive oil in a cazuela (earthenware cooking pot). Fry a single garlic clove until golden, then remove and discard it.
- In the same oil, fry finely diced onion and potato together until they begin to soften.
- Add the tomato and the seafood—langostinos (Norway lobsters) or cangrejos (crabs) are recommended as most suitable for this dish.
- Add the rice and water. Transfer to the oven and cook until the rice is dry and cooked through.