This Creamy Garlic Prawn Risotto is the perfect weeknight dinner recipe, so easy to make and will be ready in less than 30 minutes!
Easy Creamy Garlic Prawn Risotto Recipe
Risotto is one of those hit or miss dishes. Garlic Prawn Risotto is one of the best risotto recipes I’ve made!
When done right, it rocks your world, rich and creamy without being heavy. But it’s not always done right. In fact it’s pretty easy to get an average risotto or even ruin it.
What rice to use for Risotto?
A good, creamy Risotto calls for risotto rice, most known as Arborio rice and can be found in most shops.It contains more starch than other types of rice and will make your risotto creamy without having to add cream.
How to make creamy prawn risotto?
It is not that difficult if you follow a couple of important steps. The most important, when cooking a risotto is stock addition.
The secret is to keep the stock hot so when you add it to the pan, it continues to boil and to add small amounts at a time, stirring through the cooking process because the creaminess of the risotto comes from the released starch.
This recipe it’s one of our favorite dishes and my daughter could have it everyday 🙂 The addition of the garlic prawns makes it perfect.
Can you make risotto in advance?
Great news! Yes, you can make Risotto in advance, using the pre-cooking (or par-cooking as it’s also called) method where you partially cook the risotto so that it can be finished later. If you try to make risotto ahead and then reheat it, it will be overcooked and mushy.
- You partially cook the risotto as per recipe instructions, about halfway done, using only 3 cups of stock (broth) for pre cooking and saving the last 1 cup when you finish the risotto.
- Remove the precooked risotto from the pan and spread it out as thin as possible on a large baking sheet lined up with some baking paper to stop cooking and cool down.
- Cover the rice with foil and set it aside at room temperature for up to two hours or refrigerate till ready to finish it.
- When the time comes to serve the risotto, return it to the pot and resume adding the remaining 1 cup of hot stock (broth). Stir until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente and creamy.
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Creamy Garlic Prawn Risotto (Shrimp) Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 1 litre/4 cups seafood stock (broth)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 3 spring onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 lb/ 500g raw prawn/ green shrimp
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 tablespoon paprika
- salt, pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan heat the stock to simmer, then reduce the heat so the stock stays hot through the whole time.
- In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. When the butter has melted add the spring onion and sauté for 2 minutes or until translucent. Add the rice and stir until coated with the oil and butter. Sauté for another 2 minutes. Add the white wine and cook while stirring until the liquid is fully absorbed. Add the stock, about a cup at a time, stirring until absorbed adding more when the rice appears almost dry. Continue adding stock and cooking it for 20 minutes or until the grains are tender but still firm to the bite, without being crunchy. Stir in 1tablespoon butter and the Parmesan cheese and season with salt pepper.
- In a separate pan, heat the remaining 1tablespoon olive oil and sauté for a couple of seconds minced garlic. Add the raw prawns and cooked them 2 minutes on each side.
- Serve the risotto adding the garlic prawns on top, with a sprinkle of paprika.
Notes
1 Litre of seafood stock equals 4.5 cups (US cups) and 4 cups (Australian cups)
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 3 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 563 Total Fat: 21g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 13g Cholesterol: 411mg Sodium: 2244mg Carbohydrates: 29g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 2g Protein: 55g
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Lokness says
May 1, 2014 at 7:13 pmThis sounds amazing! I totally agree that risotto can either be a hit or a miss. Your shrimps one look super delicious! I am bookmarking it for later. Thanks for sharing. Great looking pictures!
Pang says
May 12, 2014 at 9:03 pmI am loving this recipe 🙂
Oana Iancu says
May 12, 2014 at 9:11 pmThank you Pang!
Evi says
May 19, 2016 at 7:07 pmThis looks amazing! Will be trying this recipe!
Adore Foods says
May 19, 2016 at 8:36 pmThank you Evi! Hope you’ll enjoy it!
Claudia Lamascolo says
June 22, 2018 at 12:55 pmWow a gourmet risotto with huge shrimp, cant go wrong with this wonderful recipe…I just love shrimp this looks amazing
Gloria says
June 23, 2018 at 11:05 amOMG I can eat risotto by the bowl full. I mean literally, I can make a meal of this alone…and often do. LOVE the addition of shrimp here. It is a rainy weekend, and I have all the ingredients…this just might be dinner tonight.
Veena Azmanov says
June 23, 2018 at 5:35 pmWe love risotto but I have never had mine with shrimp yet. Need to try this soon. Love the flavors you have going here. Can’t wait to try this soon. Saving for later.
Marisa Franca says
June 23, 2018 at 6:29 pmAll you had to say was risotto!!! When I saw shrimp I couldn’t wait to see how you made it. We do eat a lot of shrimp — even though we aren’t around a body of water we can get some great shrimp. I’ll certainly try out your recipe with some of our great shrimp.
Jyothi (Jo) says
June 24, 2018 at 2:46 amRisotto is so hard to achieve the right consistency. Your’s looks perfect. Love those prawns on top, looks so beautifully cooked. The pictures are amazing
Ruchi says
June 24, 2018 at 10:58 pmShrimp and Risotto is an incredible combination, easy enough to make and absolutely delicious to eat! Excited to try it!
Karyn Ryan says
June 25, 2018 at 2:36 amHoly Moly..this looks amazing so healthy and tasty..a bowl of perfect summer comfort food.Im always looking for new ways to gert more fish into the familys diet.This is perfect
Heather says
June 25, 2018 at 7:39 pmThis looks so delicious! Perfectly seasoned recipe and the pictures are gorgeous .. love how you show how easy risotto can be to make.
Nishat says
October 15, 2018 at 2:56 pmThis recipe sound divine am actually just finishing making it for the first time ever!!! So far looks good 🙂 thanks fir sharingggg xx
Alyssa says
March 18, 2019 at 3:41 amOANA, thanks! This looks so simple to make, yet looking really satisfying and tasty!