Embark on a culinary journey to the Mediterranean coast with this exquisite Saffron and Shellfish Risotto. This dish is a symphony of flavors, textures, and vibrant colors that will tantalize your taste buds and transport you to a seaside haven.
Our Saffron and Shellfish Risotto recipe collection offers three variations to suit your preferences and dietary needs. Dive into the classic Saffron and Seafood Risotto, bursting with the briny essence of shrimp, calamari, and mussels. Experience the delicate flavors of the Saffron and Prawn Risotto, where succulent prawns take center stage. And for a vegetarian delight, try the Saffron and Mushroom Risotto, where earthy mushrooms provide a savory and satisfying foundation.
Each risotto recipe in this collection is crafted with the finest ingredients, including aromatic saffron, creamy arborio rice, and a flavorful broth. The result is a luscious and velvety risotto that is perfectly balanced and utterly irresistible.
Indulge in the ultimate comfort food experience with our Saffron and Shellfish Risotto. Its vibrant colors will brighten your table, while its rich flavors will warm your soul. So, gather your loved ones, set the table, and prepare to savor this exquisite culinary creation.
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.
RISOTTO CON ZAFFERANO E PANCETTA IN PENTOLA A PRESSIONE (SAFFRON AND PANCETTA RISOTTO)
Fragrant, flavorful saffron is the perfect ingredient for a simple, yet tasty risotto. You can prepare this recipe in no time using a pressure cooker, or choose to make it the traditional way in a regular pot.
Provided by miche
Categories Main Dish Recipes Rice Risotto Recipes
Time 33m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pour vegetable stock into a saucepan over low heat. Cover and keep warm.
- Combine hot water and saffron threads in a small bowl.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a stovetop pressure cooker. Cook and stir onion until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add Arborio rice; cook and stir until toasted and coated with oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Increase heat and pour in wine; simmer until alcohol has evaporated and rice has absorbed wine, about 2 minutes.
- Stir vegetable stock and saffron mixture into the pressure cooker. Seal according to manufacturer's instructions. Increase heat to high; cook until cooker whistles, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook for 4 minutes.
- Remove cooker from heat and release pressure according to manufacturer's instructions. Remove the lid. Stir in 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, pancetta, and butter. Let stand until rice absorbs remaining stock and Parmesan cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 510.1 calories, Carbohydrate 67.2 g, Cholesterol 30.7 mg, Fat 18.1 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 12.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 644.1 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
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.
MEDITERRANEAN SQUID (CALAMARI) FILLED WITH SHELLFISH, SAFFRON RISOTTO AND INK SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 to 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.
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.
PRESSURE-COOKER SHRIMP AND SAFFRON RISOTTO
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 37m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a 7-liter pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, fennel seeds, the 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften a bit, about 5 minutes. Add the rice, tomato paste, and saffron and stir until the grains are evenly colored. Stir in vermouth and chicken broth.
- Close the pressure cooker lid and bring the pressure up to high (which can take up to 10 minutes), then reduce the heat, if necessary, to maintain an even pressure for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and press the cooker's pressure indicator stem until no more steam comes out.
- Carefully remove the lid--the risotto will look a bit soupy at this point. Stir in the shrimp and let the risotto stand, off the heat, until shrimp are pale pink and cooked through, about 2 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.
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.
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
Tips:
- Mise en place: Before you start cooking, make sure you have all of your ingredients and equipment ready.
- Use high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients, the better the risotto will be. Look for fresh, flavorful seafood and a good-quality saffron.
- Toast the rice: This helps to develop the flavor of the rice and prevents it from becoming mushy.
- Add the liquid gradually: This will help the rice to cook evenly and prevent it from becoming too soupy.
- Stir constantly: This will help to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning.
- Cook the risotto until it is al dente: The rice should be tender but still have a slight bite to it.
- Finish the risotto with butter and Parmesan cheese: This will add richness and flavor to the dish.
Conclusion:
Saffron and shellfish risotto is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. It is relatively easy to make, but it does require a little bit of time and attention. By following the tips above, you can make sure that your risotto turns out perfectly.
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