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Portuguese Rice With Little Necks Vegetables And Linguica Recipe
Ingredients
- RICE:
- 1/2 c. olive oil
- 1 med. size onion
- 1/2 can stewed tomatoes (8 oz.)
- 2 c. Uncle Ben’s rice
- 4 c. water
- 1 can drained mixed vegetables
- 1/4 c. linguica (optional)
- Place 1/2 cup olive oil with cut up onion in medium size saucepan; cook over medium heat and stir until onion is golden. Add 1/2 can of tomato and 4 cups of water; let boil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the rice and cover; let simmer over low-medium heat. Add drained vegetables and 1/4 cup of cut up linguica. Cover and let simmer (every 5 minutes or so take cover off and stir, making sure it does not burn).LITTLE NECKS:
- 1 sliced large onion
- 1 c. white cooking wine
- 1/2 can stewed tomatoes
- 1/2 c. olive oil
- 1/2 c. water
- 2-3 lbs. fresh little necks
Method
- Place 1/2 cup of olive oil with cut up onion in saucepan
- Cook over medium heat until golden
- Add 1/2 cup wine, tomatoes, and water; add salt and pepper to taste
- Let simmer and add little necks and cover
- Cook until little necks open on medium heat
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