Portuguese seafood bread açorda
Silky bread açorda with prawns, clams, coriander and egg.
⏱ Estimated time: 55 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal

Ingredients
- 450 g day-old rustic Portuguese bread
- 350 g peeled prawns
- 400 g purged clams
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 bunch coriander
- 80 ml olive oil
- 800 ml seafood stock
- 2 eggs
- Salt and pepper
Step-by-step method
- Steam clams open with a little water, strain the cooking liquor and discard any unopened clams.
- Soak torn bread in warm seafood stock.
- Soften garlic and coriander stalks in olive oil, then stir in soaked bread until creamy.
- Add prawns and clams and cook until prawns are opaque and thoroughly cooked.
- Remove from heat, stir beaten eggs into the hot mixture until fully set, finish with coriander leaves and serve.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.