Shrimp and Sun-Dried Tomato Risotto With Asparagus
photo by pkhemmerich
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 lb fresh asparagus
- 1⁄2 cup sun-dried tomato, sliced
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups arborio rice
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 -5 cups shrimp broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
- salt and pepper
directions
- Blanch the asparagus and shock in ice water to stop the cooking process. Once cool, cut the asparagus into bite sized pieces and set aside.
- In 3-quart skillet, add the butter, olive oil, shallot, and garlic over low-medium heat. Gently saute for 2 minutes.
- Add arborio rice. Saute ingredients until the rice begins to turn translucent, leaving a white dot in the middle.
- Once the rice begins to turn translucent, add the white wine and sun-dried tomatoes, then saute on medium for 2 minutes.
- Slowly (1/4 cup at a time) add stock to the rice. Once the rice has soaked up the majority of the liquid in the skillet add more. This is a slow process, and can easily take 30 minutes (or more) to go through all the liquid. Warning: If you add too much liquid too quickly you may end up with a risotto that is not as creamy as it should be.
- When you’ve reached the point where you’ve added 3 1/2 cups of stock to the rice, add the asparagus, parmesan cheese, and red pepper flakes.
- Once the rice has become a nice, creamy, and tender texture (sample the rice, and it should be tender, without any crunch but still firm), add your shrimp with the last 1/4 cup of stock, and cook until shrimp are thoroughly cooked, but tender, and almost all liquid is absorbed. This should take 3-5 minutes. Also at this time, add the juice of one half of a lemon.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
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