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Risotto ai Frutti di Mare

5

197 min

Risotto ai Frutti di Mare

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Category

Rice Recipes

Time

197 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

637

Rating

5.00★ (2)

Cuisine

Italian
Author: Victoria Buriak
This seafood risotto is a classic Italian dish served on many occasions, from the simplest to the most elegant. For best results, use homemade seafood stock, though store-bought can be used in a pinch.

Ingredients

  • mussels, cleaned and debearded: 1 pound
  • clams, cleaned: 1 pound (fresh)
  • shell-on medium shrimp: 1 pound
  • quarts water: 2 piece
  • tomato, quartered: 1 piece
  • onion, quartered: 1 piece
  • carrot: 1 piece (sliced)
  • stalk celery: 1 piece (sliced)
  • salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
  • extra-virgin olive oil: 5 Tbsp (divided)
  • onion: 1 piece (chopped)
  • arborio rice: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
  • white wine: 2 cups (divided)
  • garlic: 3 clove (crushed)
  • bunch fresh parsley: 1 piece (chopped)

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Soak mussels, clams, and shrimp in separate bowls of salted cold water for 1 hour. Drain. Clean and devein shrimp, reserving heads and shells.
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  2. Combine shrimp heads and shells, 2 quarts water, tomato, quartered onion, carrot, and celery in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until flavors combine, 40 minutes to 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper.
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  3. Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding solids. Keep warm over low heat.
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  4. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add chopped onion; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in rice until translucent and coated with oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; pour in 1 cup white wine. Simmer until alcohol has evaporated, about 3 minutes.
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  5. Reduce heat to medium and stir in 1 ladle of stock until rice has absorbed the liquid. Repeat with remaining stock, stirring after each addition, until rice is creamy and almost tender, about 15 minutes.
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  6. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add 1 clove garlic and cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add mussels and 1/2 cup white wine; cover and cook until mussels open, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; discard garlic and any mussels that did not open. Remove shells and keep mussels warm. Strain cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.
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  7. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same saucepan over medium heat. Add 1 clove garlic and cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add clams and 1/2 cup white wine; cover and cook until opened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; discard garlic and any clams that did not open. Remove shells and keep clams warm. Strain cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.
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  8. Heat remaining olive oil in the same saucepan. Add 1 clove garlic and shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and discard garlic.
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  9. Pour some of the mussel and clam cooking water over the rice; cook for 3 to 5 minutes more. Remove rice from heat. Fold in mussels, clams, and shrimp. Sprinkle parsley on top. Let stand before serving, about 5 minutes.
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