Everything But The Kitchen Sink Rice

Name: Everything But The Kitchen Sink Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 whole (about 3 pounds) white-fleshed, mild-flavored fish,; 1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes; 2 jalapeño or serrano chiles (or to taste); 8 garlic cloves, 5 finely chopped, (3 peeled and left whole); 1/2 cup coarsely chopped white onion; 2 1/4 teaspoons kosher or coarse salt (or to taste, divided); 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound cleaned squid (rinsed and sliced into 1/4" rings); 1 pound medium shrimp peeled, (shells and tails reserved if making broth); 2 cups white rice (or jasmine white rice); 5 cups seafood or fish broth (homemade or store bought ); 1 large fresh epazote sprig (or 3 cilantro sprigs); 12 small to medium fresh clams (scrubbed and rinsed); 12 small to medium fresh mussels (scrubbed and rinsed)

Arroz con Mariscos

Recipe Yield

6 to 8 servings

Cooking time

55 minutes

Rate this recipe

4.86 from 7 votes

Ingredients

1 whole (about 3 pounds) white-fleshed, mild-flavored fish, such as red snapper, grouper, or rock fish, boned and filleted OR 1 pound fish fillets
1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes
2 jalapeño or serrano chiles or to taste
8 garlic cloves, 5 finely chopped, 3 peeled and left whole
1/2 cup coarsely chopped white onion
2 1/4 teaspoons kosher or coarse salt or to taste, divided
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound cleaned squid rinsed and sliced into 1/4" rings
1 pound medium shrimp peeled, shells and tails reserved if making broth
2 cups white rice or jasmine white rice
5 cups seafood or fish broth homemade or store bought
1 large fresh epazote sprig or 3 cilantro sprigs
12 small to medium fresh clams scrubbed and rinsed
12 small to medium fresh mussels scrubbed and rinsed

To Prepare

NOTE: If you plan on making the seafood or fish broth, get the whole fish and ask your fish monger to clean it for you and to give you the head, bones and tail to use for the broth. Also, save the shrimp shells and tails to use in the broth, as well.
Cut the fish fillets so that you have 6 more or less equally sized pieces. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Set aside.
Place the tomatoes, jalapeños, and the 3 whole garlic cloves in a medium saucepan, cover with water and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer until the tomatoes are fully cooked and very soft, about 10 minutes. Transfer the tomatoes, garlic cloves, and only 1 of the jalapeños (puree one chile at a time, taste for heat, and add the other if desired) to a blender, and add the onion and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Puree until completely smooth.
Rinse and dry the saucepan and heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in it over medium heat. Once hot, add the tomato puree and cover the pan partially with a lid, as the puree will sputter and jump. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thick, dark and fragrant, about 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
In a large, wide casserole, heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil over high heat. Once hot, toss in the squid, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, add half of the finely chopped garlic, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove the squid and the garlic with a slotted spoon and place in a heatproof bowl.
Add the shrimp to the casserole, along with another 1/2 teaspoon of salt and half of the remaining chopped garlic, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring and flipping the shrimp over halfway through. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in the bowl with the squid.
Reduce the heat to medium and add 1/4 cup of the remaining olive oil to the casserole. Once hot, add the rice and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often and scraping the bottom of the casserole, until the rice is crackling and coated with oil, feels heavier in the pan as you stir it, and the color of the grains has changed from a pale white to a deep milky white.
Pour the cooked-down tomato puree over the rice; it will sizzle and smoke a bit, which is what you want. Cover partially with a lid and cook, stirring a couple of times, until the rice absorbs most of the sauce, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the seafood broth and stir the rice, scraping the bottom of the casserole. Add the epazote or cilantro sprigs and reduce the heat to medium-low. Gently arrange the reserved shrimp and squid on top of the rice, adding any of their juices from the bowl, as well as the clams, mussels and seasoned fish fillets.
Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 10 to 12 minutes, until the fish is cooked through and can be easily pulled apart with a fork, and the clams and mussels have opened up. Turn off the heat and serve immediately in soup plates. The rice should be tender and the mixture very soupy.

Comments

24comments inEverything But The Kitchen Sink Rice

SeafoamJade

Feb 05

Hi Pati,

I’ve noticed that when you make a tomato-based sauce, you usually put the tomatoes in your blender. My question is this: Does a blender completely pulverize all of the tomato seeds? I can’t eat seeds, so this question is important to me.

1. Pati Jinich
  
  Feb 08
  
  It will depend on your blender, but if you see some seeds or residuals you can always strain the sauce before frying it or adding to the next step 😉
  
  1. SeafoamJade
    
    Feb 10
    
    Thank you! Other than a food mill, what is the best sieve, colander or tool (in your opinion) to use to strain sauces, etc.? Do you have something that you use that you really like? TIA!
    
    1. Pati Jinich
      
      Feb 10
      
      A sieve works pretty well!
      
Kathy Rehme

Apr 13

Making this tonight!

1. Pati Jinich
  
  Apr 30
  
  Hope you liked it Kathy 😉
  
patricia sicotte

Mar 20

I saw Pati prepare this on TV and just have to try it. I will let you know soon how I did.
My husband & I enjoy your show with your picturesque travels very much.

1. Pati Jinich
  
  Mar 20
  
  So glad you are tuning in and enjoying the show Patricia, un abrazo to you and your husband! Looking forward to hearing about the rice 😉
  
Jill

Feb 16

Made this tonight. I recently made fish stock what a great way to use it! I’d add a pic if I could 😉

1. Pati Jinich
  
  Feb 20
  
  So glad you liked it Jill, yay!
  
Mark

Mar 31

Hi Patti. I’m Mark from Malaysia and I’m just hooked on your shows. Can’t wait to try this recipe!

1. Pati Jinich
  
  Apr 02
  
  Hi Mark, greetings all the way to Malaysia! Thanks for tuning in and good luck with this rice 😉
  
Sheri

Sep 09

Hi Pati,
In this episode, when you visited Celestun, you ate breakfast at a place that had a woman chef and she served you a dish that looked a little bit like calamari. I just saw this episode again the other day, and you described the seafood in this dish as being chewy and rubbery and I think you said it tasted like conch. Could you tell me the name of the seafood that you ate in this dish? It was white and it may have had some greens in it (or maybe the green in it was the green part of leeks).

1. Pati Jinich
  
  Sep 09
  
  Those were sea snails!
  
  1. Sheri
    
    Sep 14
    
    Thank you, Pati! I’ve been wanting to know the answer to that question for a while now. Are sea snails the same type of snails that you would use to make escargots? Can you buy them in the US? (I really wish that I had the recipe that the woman chef served to you!)
    
    1. Pati Jinich
      
      Oct 03
      
      They are different…and I would look for sea snails at your local fish market. You can always ask them to order you some. Good luck, Sheri!
      
Tilcia Olaya

Mar 08

Hola Pati:
Vi este programa en television, pero cuando busque la receta no dice de agregarle las cinco tazas de caldo. Esta la receta equivocada?
Gracias,
Tilcia Olaya, Danville, California

1. Pati
  
  Mar 09
  
  Sí! Y aquí está la receta en español: http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/es/recipe/arroz-con-mariscos/
  
Maria Guerrero

Feb 27

Do you have The Everything But Kitchen Sink Rice video? I saw some days ago your tv program but I did not record it.

1. Pati
  
  Feb 28
  
  I do: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07323NLJD/ref=atv_dp_season_select_atf It’s season 5, episode 3. Have fun making the soup, Maria!
  
James

May 25

Hi Pati,

What was the big stainless pot you used to cook the fish stew? I have seen them arounf and always wanted to purchase one.

Thanks, James Petherbridge, NYC

1. Pati
  
  May 25
  
  Oh that’s my big stock pot. You can find them lots of place online or in kitchen and department stores.
  
DianaQ

Jun 23

Acabo de ver este episodio. Muy interesante!
Me podrías decir que marca es la arrocera que usaste?
Gracias! 🙂

1. Pati
  
  Jul 06
  
  Muchas gracias! Era Le Creuset.

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