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Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice Bowl)
Saucy tomato rice simmered with shrimp, clams and mussels, a soupy Portuguese seafood rice from the Algarve coast.
⏱ 55 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.5(28)
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Portuguese Shrimp Recipes
3 recipes using shrimp — Bacalhau, pastéis de nata, piri piri — Atlantic-influenced and deeply flavourful.
These 3 portuguese shrimp recipes are ready in about 70 minutes on average, with 280–420 kcal per serving, and 0% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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How Portuguese cuisine cooks with shrimp
Portuguese food is Atlantic and rustic — generous with garlic, fresh herbs and chilli, and famous for its love of bacalhau and grilled fish. When Portuguese cooks work with shrimp, they reach for olive oil, garlic, bay, piri-piri, coriander and plenty of seafood, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, boiling, frying and sautéing.
Sweet, quick-cooking shellfish that go from raw to ready in two or three minutes — perfect for fast, high-heat dishes. In this collection it's most often cooked with olive oil, onion, garlic, tomato paste, bay leaf and short-grain rice. The dishes here span portuguese classics ready in as little as 55 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Portuguese Arroz de Marisco (Seafood Rice) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.7★ from 62 ratings.
3 Portuguese Shrimp Recipes
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Rissois de Camarao (Portuguese Shrimp Turnovers)
Crescent-shaped fried pastries filled with a creamy shrimp bechamel, a beloved Portuguese savory snack found at cafes nationwide.
⏱ 80 min🔥 280 kcalHard
★4.5(28)
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Portuguese Arroz de Marisco (Seafood Rice)
A brothy, saffron-tinted seafood rice loaded with shrimp, clams and mussels, a coastal Portuguese classic.
⏱ 75 min🔥 420 kcalHard
★4.7(62)
Choosing & preparing shrimp
How to choose
Look for firm, translucent flesh with a clean sea smell — never ammonia. Shell-on shrimp keep more flavour; larger counts (fewer per kilo) mean bigger shrimp.
Prep & storage
Peel and devein, leaving the tail on for presentation if you like. A quick brine firms the texture; pat dry before searing so they brown rather than steam.
When is it done?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
Nutrition
Very lean and high in protein, with selenium, vitamin B12 and iodine for few calories.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, chilli, butter, ginger, parsley
Portuguese Shrimp Recipes — FAQ
How long do Portuguese shrimp recipes take to make?
Most of these 3 Portuguese shrimp recipes are ready in around 70 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice Bowl), takes about 55 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 80 minutes.
How many calories are in Portuguese shrimp dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 280 to 420 kcal per serving, averaging 373 kcal — Rissois de Camarao (Portuguese Shrimp Turnovers) is the lightest option at 280 kcal.
What is the easiest Portuguese shrimp recipe for beginners?
Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice Bowl) is a great place to start — it's rated medium and comes together in about 55 minutes. 0% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with shrimp in Portuguese cooking?
In these recipes, shrimp is most often paired with olive oil, onion, garlic, tomato paste, bay leaf and short-grain rice. Portuguese kitchens also lean on olive oil, garlic, bay, piri-piri, coriander and plenty of seafood.
How do I know when shrimp is properly cooked?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
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