Asparagus Risotto With Shrimp and Lemon
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 680.38 g large asparagus, trimmed
- 946.36 ml chicken broth, preferably reduced salt
- 118.29 ml shallot, chopped
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 236.59 ml arborio rice (short grain)
- 4.92 ml lemon, zest of, finely chopped
- 118.29 ml dry white wine
- 453.59 g shrimp
- salt
- fresh ground pepper
directions
- Put asparagus into a large skillet of salted, boiling water.
- Return to a boil; boil about 3 minutes or until tender-crisp.
- Drain well; spread on paper towel to cool.
- Cut into 1-inch lengths; set aside.
- In a small saucepan, bring broth to a simmer; reduce to lowest heat and keep warm.
- In a larger saucepan, sauté shallot in olive oil over medium heat for about 3 minutes or until soft.
- Stir in rice to coat.
- Cook rice, stirring constantly, until rice is opaque (1-2 minutes).
- Stir in lemon zest.
- Deglaze with white wine, stirring constantly.
- Stir in 1/2 cup hot broth, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until broth has been absorbed and mixture thickens.
- Simmer the risotto; adjust heat as necessary.
- Continue process, using a half-cup of hot broth at a time, making sure the rice absorbs the liquid before adding more.
- Continue adding broth until it's all used.
- When rice is just tender, stir in reserved asparagus and shrimp.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until shrimp is pink.
- The risotto should be very creamy, and not soupy nor sticky.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Vino Girl
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
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