Seafood Risotto
"From "Italian Mastepiece", Good Food Magazine, September 1986."
photo by Debi9400
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 cup dry white wine (or as needed)
- 1 cup chicken broth, preferably homemade
- 1 lb mussels, scrubbed, bearded
- 8 ounces medium shrimp, peeled, deveined (reserve shells)
- 4 ounces sea scallops, halved
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1 2⁄3 cups italian short-grain rice (such as Arborio or Tesori)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 1⁄4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
directions
- Heat wine and broth in large heavy saucepan to boiling. Add mussels, cover pan, and cook just until mussels open, about 4 minutes. Remove mussels to bowl with slotted spoon and let cool. Remove mussels from shells and discard shells.
- Meanwhile, reduce heat under saucepan and add shrimp shells to broth. Simmer covered 15 minutes. Strain through sieve lined with several layers of cheesecloth. Measure broth and add enough wine and water to measure 4 cups. Transfer to saucepan and keep hot over very low heat.
- Heat 2 T. butter and the oil in large saucepan over low heat. When butter foams, stir in onion and cook until tender and golden, about 15 minutes. Add rice to onion, increase heat to medium, and cook, stirirng constantly, until edges of grains are transparent, about 5 minutes.
- Pour enough broth into rice to cover by 1/4 inch. Adjusting heat to maintain a lively simmer (not steady boil), simmer, stirring constantly, until liquid is absorbed and you can see bottom of pan as you stir, about 5 minutes.
- Add more broth to cover rice by 1/4 inch and continue to simmer, stirring constantly, until liquid is absorbed. Repeat adding broth and simmering until rice is tender but still slightly firm at the center; add shrimp and scallops after 15 minutes of cooking (it should take about 20 minutes from time first liquid is added). Season to taste and with salt and pepper halfway through cooking.
- Stir enough of the remaining broth mixture into risotto to make it creamy. Remove from heat and stir in mussels, remaining butter, the parsley, and cheese. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve hot.
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Reviews
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I used Arborio rice and for 1 cup of rice (2 servings) it took a full 5 cups of liquid to make a good creamy risotto. If the liquid amount wasn't so far off I would rate this higher. All of my sea food was cleaned and frozen so I added it with the last liquid addition and it came out just right. I think that adding some garlic with the onions when they are almost done would be a good addition. I must say that this recipe makes huge servings, the 2 servings I made yielded at the minimum 4 servings and possibly more so it gives a lot of bang for your buck! -
This was a nice dish. As with another viewer, found the liquid wasn't quite enough to completely soften the rice. Almost but not quite. I added fresh lemon wedges on side to serve which helped enhance the seafood flavours. Made for ZWT4
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We thought this risotto was tasty. We ended up having to use considerably more wine and broth than what was posted (perhaps double) in order to make the rice soft. I thought this had nice flavor. However, another seafood risotto recipe that I like uses a bit of bacon in the dish in order to give it additional flavor. I think I might try it that way in the future. I had no mussels on hand, so I substituted clams. Otherwise, I followed the directions as posted. Made for ZWT4. -
Delicious risotto! After a long day at work I just wanted to come home and make one complete meal, this was it! I had to use mussel meat because I couldn't find mussels with the shell but otherwise I kept to the recipe and we all enjoyed it. Thank you JackieOhNo! - *Made for Zaar World Tour 4*
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JackieOhNo!
Stormville, New York
I didn't start cooking until my early 20's, even though I come from a family of accomplished and admired home cooks. While I grew up watching my Italian grandmother in the kitchen, I remained uninterested in trying anything on my own. As a young lady, I was known for being particularly ignorant in the kitchen, with no idea how to even make a hot dog! All this changed, however, when I got engaged. I realized it was time to let my inherent talents out of the bag. At the time, the New York Times had a weekly column called The 60-Minute Gourmet by Pierre Franey. Each week, I would follow these recipes diligently, and taught myself to cook that way. From there, I began to read cookbooks and consult with relatives on family recipes. At my ripe old age now, I feel I know enough to put together a very pleasing meal and have become accomplished in my own right. Having an Irish father and an Italian mother, I'm glad I inherited the cooking gene (and the drinking one too!). One thing I have learned is that simpler is always better! I always believe cooking fills a need to nurture and show love. After being widowed fairly young and living alone with my dog and cats, I stopped cooking for awhile, since I really had no one to cook for. I made care packages for my grown son occasionally, and like to cook weekly for my boyfriend, so I feel like I am truly back in the saddle!!
