Immerse yourself in a culinary journey that intertwines the vibrant hues of saffron with the delicate flavors of shellfish, resulting in an exquisite dish that tantalizes the taste buds. Create a saffron and shellfish risotto that captures the essence of indulgence. Embark on a voyage of culinary exploration, mastering the art of perfectly balancing the flavors of saffron and shellfish, culminating in a symphony of delightful textures and flavors.
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SAFFRON RISOTTO WITH SHRIMP AND PEAS
Plump shrimp and fresh spring peas make a delicious duo in this lemony risotto, while a pinch of saffron gives it a striking golden hue.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes Shrimp Recipes
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a saucepan, combine broth, 2 cups water, lemon zest, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Meanwhile, heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium. Swirl in 2 tablespoons oil. Add onion, season with 1/4 teaspoon salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring, until translucent and grains begin to make a popping sound, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in wine and saffron; cook until wine is mostly evaporated, about 30 seconds.
- Ladle 1 cup broth mixture into skillet. Stir with a wooden spoon at a moderate speed until most of broth is absorbed and bottom of skillet stays visible for a second or two as you mix, 2 to 3 minutes. Continue ladling broth into skillet, about 1/2 cup at a time (or enough to just cover rice). Stir slowly but constantly, allowing rice to absorb most of broth before adding more. Risotto is ready when rice is al dente and broth has thickened to a rich sauce, 20 to 25 minutes. (You may not need to use all of broth.) Add shrimp and peas to skillet with last addition of broth; cook until shrimp are opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir in butter, lemon juice, and cheese; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with more cheese and pepper to serve. If the risotto becomes stiff before serving, stir in more hot broth, a little at a time, until it's loose and creamy.
SAFFRON AND SHELLFISH RISOTTO
For an extra-special evening, make this carefully-stirred, decadent dish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes Shrimp Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat stock in pan over high heat. Add clams; cover. Cook until opened, 5 to 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer clams to a bowl. Discard unopened clams. Remove clams from shells, and chop clam meat. Add shrimp shells to stock. Cover; simmer 15 minutes. Pour stock through fine sieve, discarding solids and sand left in pan. Return stock to stove; keep at simmer over medium heat.
- Heat oil in heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and saffron; cook, stirring, until translucent. Add rice; cook, stirring, until rice begins to sound like glass beads, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add wine to rice. Cook, stirring, until wine is absorbed. Using a ladle, add 3/4 cup of hot stock to rice. Using a wooden spoon, stir rice constantly, at medium speed. When rice has absorbed most but not all of the liquid and mixture is just thick enough to leave a clear wake behind the spoon when stirring, add another 3/4 cup stock.
- Continue adding stock in this manner, stirring constantly, until rice is mostly translucent but still opaque and slightly crunchy in center. Add shrimp; continue stirring and adding stock until rice is still al dente but not crunchy and shrimp is cooked through, about 3 minutes. As rice nears doneness, watch carefully, and add smaller amounts of liquid. The mixture should be thick enough that grains of rice are suspended in liquid about the consistency of heavy cream. It will thicken slightly when removed from heat.
- Remove from heat. Stir in clams, butter, Parmesan cheese, if using, and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Divide among four bowls, and grate or shave Parmesan over risotto, if desired. Serve immediately.
CALAMARI FILLED WITH SHELLFISH, SAFFRON RISOTTO AND INK SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Shellfish bouillon: Add the white wine to a saucepan and bring to a boil. When the white wine is boiling, add mussels, clams, and water to just cover, then cook until the shellfish open, about 5 to 8 minutes. Drain and reserve both the water and the shellfish. Remove the mussels and the clams from their shells - keep them separate. Discard the shells. Roughly chop the mussels and clams and combine with the lobster and crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the saffron to the warm shellfish bouillon and bring to a simmer. Fill the squids (cleaned) with the lobster mix and add to the simmering bouillon. Cook for 5 minutes, then remove the stuffed squids and set aside. Reserve the bouillon.
- Sauce: In a large skillet, saute the onion, garlic, and thyme until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the reserved shellfish bouillon, squid ink and cream. Boil down until reduced by 1/3, about 10 minutes. Strain onto a small pot, then boil the sauce for another 10 minutes.
- Serve the stuffed squid with the cream sauce and garnish with fresh herbs.
SAFFRON RISOTTO WITH GRILLED SHRIMP AND GREEN ONION VINAIGRETTE
Steps:
- Bring stock to a simmer in a saucepan. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and sweat the onion and garlic until softened but not colored. Raise the heat to high add the wine, and reduce until dry. Reduce the heat, add the rice and saffron and stir until the rice is coated with the oil. Cook 2 minutes.
- Add 1 cup of the stock and cook, stirring, until absorbed. Repeat with a second cup. As the rice becomes dry, add stock in 1/2 cup increments, cooking and stirring until it is absorbed. Add the honey and tarragon and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Green Onion Vinaigrette: Blanch the scallions for 30 seconds in a large pot of boiling salted water over high heat. Drain and shock in cold water.
- Combine the scallions, onion, garlic, and vinegar in a blender and process until pureed. With the motor running, slowly add the oil until emulsified. Add the honey, season to taste with salt and pepper and pour into a squeeze bottle.
- Grilled Shrimp: Heat the oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper to taste. Saute 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Spoon risotto into large serving bowl, arrange shrimp on top.
SAFFRON CRAWFISH RISOTTO RECIPE
Make and share this Saffron Crawfish Risotto Recipe recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Ck2plz
Categories Healthy
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook onions in butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until soft. Add rice and saffron; stir 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine; stir until absorbed.
- Stir in 1 cup broth; cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until broth is absorbed. Continue stirring and adding remaining 1 cup broth and 3 cups water, allowing each to be absorbed before adding another, until rice is tender and mixture has a creamy consistency. It will take approximately 25 to 30 minutes.
- Stir in peas, crawfish, Parmesan cheese, salt, cream, lemon juice, and hot pepper sauce. Cook until risotto is thoroughly heated, about 2 minutes.
- If crawfish is unavailable, substitute deveined medium shrimp.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 276.3, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 62.8, Sodium 461.5, Carbohydrate 34.5, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 3.4, Protein 13.5
SAFFRON RISOTTO WITH SCALLOPS
The focus here is on bay scallops, which are smaller than their ocean counterparts and bring a briny sweetness to any dish. It is worth saving fish heads and shrimp shells to make seafood stock, but if homemade is not available, the store-bought kind will do. Watch the cooking time -- the rice should be served al dente. (The New York Times)
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat butter in heavy three-quart saucepan. Add onion and saute over medium heat until translucent but not brown. Stir in rice and cook, stirring, until grains turn white. Stir in wine and cook, stirring, for five minutes, until most of the wine has evaporated.
- Meanwhile, place the saffron in a small dish and pour a cup of the hot stock over it.
- When most of the wine has evaporated, stir in a half cup of the stock and adjust the heat so the mixture cooks at a steady simmer. When most of that stock has evaporated, stir in the stock with the saffron and continue to cook, stirring frequently.
- Continue adding stock, about a half cup at a time, stirring frequently, until the rice is just barely tender, about 15 minutes longer. You may not need to add all the remaining stock.
- Stir in scallops. Continue cooking, stirring gently, another three to five minutes, until rice is al dente and scallops are cooked. Add a little stock if necessary. Season to taste with salt and red pepper flakes; serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 299, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 791 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
PRAWN (SHRIMP) RISOTTO WITH SAFFRON AND BASIL
Made this for the first time last night, and the bowl was licked clean within minutes! Best prawn risotto I've made at home to date. Have some spare stock and wine handy because the amount absorbed by the rice varies depending on lots of things - altitude, heat of cooking, type of rice etc.
Provided by Snowbunny Andorra
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy pan. Add the onion, garlic and chilli and heat until golden.
- Meanwhile, shell all the prawns but one per person, discarding the shells but retaining the heads.
- Add the rice to the onion and stir until well covered with oil.
- Reduce the heat and add saffron and white wine to the rice, stirring until the wine is mostly absorbed.
- Add the prawn heads to the mix and ladle in the fish stock, about 100ml at a time, waiting until it is absorbed by the rice before adding another ladle.
- When the rice is almost done (it should be a soft, creamy consistency), add the fish meat, two whole prawns and basil.
- Turn the heat to high and cook, stirring, until the prawns are *just* done - don't overcook or they will turn rubbery.
- Season with salt and pepper - remove the heads if you wish.
- Just before serving, add the butter and stir in well.
- Serve garnished with a whole prawn.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 829.7, Fat 43.1, SaturatedFat 13.9, Cholesterol 422.3, Sodium 826, Carbohydrate 35.8, Fiber 1, Sugar 3.5, Protein 58.9
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh, flavorful ingredients will make a big difference in the final dish. Look for the best quality seafood you can find, and use a fragrant saffron that's not too old.
- Toast the rice: Toasting the rice before cooking it helps to develop its flavor and prevent it from becoming mushy. Be sure to stir the rice constantly so that it doesn't burn.
- Use a good stock: The stock you use will also have a big impact on the flavor of the risotto. Use a flavorful stock, such as fish stock or chicken stock, and season it to taste.
- Cook the risotto slowly and patiently: Risotto takes time to cook properly. Don't rush the process, or the rice will be undercooked and the risotto will be too soupy. Stir the risotto frequently and add the stock gradually, allowing the rice to absorb the liquid before adding more.
- Finish the risotto with butter and cheese: Adding butter and cheese at the end of cooking will make the risotto creamy and rich. Use a good quality butter and a flavorful cheese, such as Parmesan or Asiago.
Conclusion:
Saffron and shellfish risotto is a delicious and elegant dish that's perfect for a special occasion. With its vibrant color, delicate flavor, and creamy texture, this risotto is sure to impress your guests. So next time you're looking for a special dish to make, give saffron and shellfish risotto a try. You won't be disappointed!
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