Fresh Sausage Portuguese Rice

For today how about some Fresh Sausage Portuguese Rice, this is a traditional Portuguese dish that combines fresh sausages with rice to create a hearty and flavorful meal all in one. Fresh sausages, known as “salsichas frescas” in Portuguese, are uncooked sausages made from ground meat—typically pork—seasoned with a blend of herbs and spices. Unlike cured or smoked sausages, these are sold raw and require cooking, offering a more juicy and tender texture when prepared.

This recipe is perfect for those seeking a quick and delicious meal, its one of those put everything in the pan type of recipes. The process involves cooking rice alongside the fresh sausages, allowing the rich, meaty flavors to infuse into the rice grains, resulting in a comforting and satisfying dish. It’s an ideal choice for colder days when you crave a hearty meal but have limited time or energy to spend in the kitchen, perfection, let’s check the recipe!

Servings: 2
Time: 35mins
Difficulty: Easy
Rating: ★★★★★
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Why not try this super easy rice dish with fresh sausages, perfect for a quick hearty and nutritious meal.

Ingredients

Rice – 1 Cup (Short-Grain)
Fresh Sausages – 2 (Pork)
Carrot – 1
Garlic – 2 Cloves
Olive Oil – A Dash
Coriander – A Pinch
Pepper – A Pinch
Salt – A Pinch

Directions

In a small saucepan, add the diced carrot and finely chopped garlic with a drizzle of olive oil and let them sauté a little.
Then add the fresh sausages and let them fry a little (add a little more oil if necessary) until they are golden brown on the outside (they will still be raw on the inside), prick the sausages with a fork or knife to avoid them bursting while cooking.
Finally add the rice, followed by a little coriander, salt and pepper, cover with two glasses of hot water, turn down the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until the rice is tender.

You can serve it like this with the sausage whole or remove the sausages and cut them into slices before serving, bon appetit.

Notes: Of course you can use other types of sausages, i would say fresh sausages are ideal because they will provide additional flavour to the rice and create a more savory dish, but other sausages will make a nice variation too, also fresh sausages are not a unique portuguese thing, lots of other culinary traditions also make similar fresh sausages, like Brasil, Spain, Italy or Germany, they are normally available on the fresh meats sections or with butchers.

Also this dish is best with short grain rice, so you get a more creamy rice because of all the fat of the sausages.

This recipe for Fresh Sausage Portuguese Rice was originally created on BakeAfter.com. Esta receita de Arroz de Salsichas Frescas foi publicada em português no Iguaria.com.