Saffron and Shrimp Risotto
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 garlic clove
- ⅓ cup chopped onion
- 4 to 5 cups fish or chicken stock
- 1 large pinch of saffron
- ½ cup white wine
- 11/2 cup Arborio rice
- 1 ½ pounds uncooked shrimp
- Salt and pepper
- ⅓ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the stock to a simmer and add the saffron. Reduce the heat to low and keep the stock warm.
- In a pot or large skillet with a rounded bottom, heat the extra-virgin olive oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic to the pan and saute to soften 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the rice, then add the wine and cook until evaporated.
- Add in the hot stock, a few ladles at a time, and stir for a minute with each addition, until the stock is almost completely absorbed before adding more. after 20 to 25 minutes, stir in the butter and the 1 cup cheese. Add more stock if needed so the rice is thick
- When rice is cooked to al dente, after 20 to 25 minutes, stir in the butter and the cheese. Add more stock if needed so the rice is thick.
- Season with salt and pepper.Fold in the shrimp and simmer for 2 minutes. Spoon the risotto into a shallow bowl. Serve immediately.
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I just love risotto! I am far from being an expert at cooking it, but I still love to eat it.
It's not always possible, with this economy, to go to a restaurant every time we crave our favorite foods, risotto being one of mine. Such a craving is often the reason I get in the kitchen and start cooking. Last week I decided to make Saffron and Shrimp Risotto to experiment more with cooking basics. It was actually easy and delicious.
Buen provecho!
Erica
Thank you guys 🙂
peanutts
yumm, I am still searching fo arborio rice to make my first rissoto 🙂 looks delish
Joanne
Risotto is one of my favorite go to meals! Love the saffron flavor in this.
grace
i love saffron for the color it contributes more than anything else--lovely dish!
MaryMoh
Beautiful risotto. I love that you added saffron to it...gives it such lovely colour.
Velva
Risotto is a wonderfully flavorful simple food. I enjoy risotto but, have hesitated to prepare it. I can only think of one time (sigh). I need to fix that!
Your dish looks wonderful.
rebecca subbiah
looks wonderful and adore the color I need to use saffron more often can I add to seafood blog?
lol Rebecca
Erica
Rebecca- Yes 🙂
Sook
The risotto looks delicious! Love the color. 🙂
Simply Life
oh my, I think I NEED to make/eat this risotto!
Faith
What a beautiful dish to make at home! I bet it was just as delicious as it would have been if you ordered it at a restaurant!
my boyfriend cooks for me
Using saffron in risotto blurs the lines even more between risotto and paella. But what's in a name? What matters is the deliciousness!!!
Angie's Recipes
What a delicious combination! It looks so yummy!
Baking is my Zen
Shrimp, saffron adn risotto...does it get better than this? Noooo.
Wonderful dish.
Carmen
Barbara
That color is divine, Erica! I love risotto too and with shrimp and saffron, what a marvelous dish.
Tracey@TangledNoodle
What a beautiful dish! We eat rice regularly of course, but I sometimes forget that it can be a fabulous main course and not just something you serve *with* the main course. Your recipe sounds delicious rich and flavorful!
Belinda @zomppa
Love risotto and love saffron and love shrimp=love this dish!