Lemon shrimp risotto is a delicate sophisticated dish you can serve at a special dinner party. Its lemony flavor combined with the sweetness of the shrimps makes this dish the perfect light entry for a seafood dinner or a main for a formal luncheon. This is a traditional risotto recipe, no shortcuts!
Course Rice
Cuisine Italian
Diet Gluten Free
Keyword lemon prawn risotto, lemon shrimp risotto, risotto with lemon and seafood
In a small saucepan, simmer for 20 minutes 1 carrot, 1 celery stalk, and 1 onion with a tablespoon of salt.
6 cup fresh water, 1 carrots, 1 stalks of celery, 1 onion, 1 tablespoon sea coarser salt
Filter the vegetable stock and keep it warm next to the pan where you are making the risotto
Toast and deglaze the rice
In a saucepan, stir fry the chopped shallot with butter
1 shallots, 3 tablespoon butter
Once the shallot becomes transparent, add the rice and toast it
1 lb Carnaroli rice
Deglaze the rice with a cup of dry white wine and stir
1 cup dry white wine
Once the wine evaporates add the lemon juice and stir
1 Lemon and lemon zest
Cook the rice
Check the cooking time required on the rice package
Add a ladle of vegetable stock (start counting the time)
Stir until the stock is absorbed by the rice
Continue to add the stock one ladle at a time
Taste the rice regularly
Add the shrimps
3 minutes before the rice is done add the raw shrimps and stir
10 oz jumbo shrimps
Add lemon zest and black pepper and stir
1 Lemon and lemon zest
When the rice is done remove it from the stove and add 1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon butter
Cover and let it rest for 5 minutes until the butter melts
Place on a serving dish and serve immediately with some black pepper
black pepper
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Notes
Only use good quality rice for risotto, do not use basmati or sushi rice
Do not use chicken or beef stock. I have seen many recipes using chicken stock. I wouldn't do that as the flavor of the chicken is redundant and overwhelming in such a delicate risotto.
DO NOT ADD CHEESE, it is totally unnecessary and the flavor is too strong for the shrimps. You want to taste the freshness of the shrimps, not the cheese.
Do not use cooked shrimps. Overcooked seafood is tough, dry, and has no flavor.
Add shrimps only at the last 2 to 3 minutes of cooking time.