Chipi-chipi Rice Recipe
The Rice with chipi-chipi es un plato hecho a base de chipi-chipis (una especie de molusco que tiene presencia en muchas playas latinoamericanas), este plato es muy popular en la costa colombiana. Aquí aprenderás a preparar el Arroz de chipi-chipi paso a paso y de forma rápida y sencilla.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup of rice
- 2 cups of water
- 3 pounds of chipi-chipi with their shells
- ½ cup of hogao or stew
- Salt (al gusto)
- Pepper (al gusto)
Step by step preparation
- The first thing is to prepare the ingredients, washing mainly the chipi-chipis with a lot of water; Once you have them all prepared, boil the chipi-chipis in water; They are left boiling until they open, which is around 10 minutes.
- They are mixed well and then drained, those that have not opened should be discarded; The broth resulting from the cooking is strained to remove any traces of sand that the chipi chipis may have.
- Then we proceed to shuck the chipi-chipis. Once done, they are put back into the broth.
- In a separate pot, heat the stew, add the rice, salt and pepper, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Then add the broth with the chipi-chipis and let it cook over medium heat for around 20 minutes, until it begins to dry.
- Reduce the heat, cover the pot again and cook over low heat for 10 more minutes or until you notice that it is well cooked. It should be somewhat moist.
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Interesting Facts
- The chipi-chipi is a small shellfish (mollusk) that is very present on the beaches of the Caribbean coast in Latin America.
- En Colombia se suelen preparar principalmente en la costa caribe, los indígenas wayuu en La Guajira los suelen preparar cuando están en temporada, también destacan las preparaciones que se hacen en el departamento del Atlántico y Bolívar.
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