Rice with octopus and artichokes

4 servings

Ingredients

25 gr of Onion
25 gr of Green pepper
4 Artichokes
200 gr of Octopus including leg and head
1 Fried ñora
1 Clove of garlic
4 Strands of saffron
1/2 Liter of Fish stock
280 gr of bomba rice
200 ml of olive oil
150 gr of grated natural tomato
Salt to taste

Preparation

Sauté the chopped octopus over high heat for a few minutes until it turns golden, then set it aside. Next, cook the onion and pepper together until soft, then add the cleaned and quartered artichokes, followed by finely chopped garlic.

When it starts to smell, add the tomato, and the chopped fried ñora, sauté it well. Add the octopus, and saffron strands, and moisten with the fish stock.

Let it cook for 20 minutes, add salt, and then add the rice to cook slowly for 15 more minutes.

Alicante City of Rice

“Alicante, Ciudad del Arroz” is a project designed to highlight the city’s exceptional culinary tradition, with rice as its star ingredient.

Rice is undeniably the main attraction of Alicante’s gastronomy. In fact, you could enjoy a different rice dish every day of the year. From dry and soupy rice dishes to creamy (meloso) rice, paired with seafood, vegetables, meat, or fish. Alicante’s finest products from the sea and mountains blend harmoniously with this essential ingredient to bring you the best of the flavorful and healthy Mediterranean diet. These rice dishes, all prepared with Mediterranean passion, can be perfectly paired with the renowned Alicante DOP wines.