5-Ingredient Shrimp Risotto
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 205
- Total Fat
- 3
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 32
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 0
- Protein
- 10
- Cholesterol
- 71
- Sodium
- 323
- Total: 1 hr 25 min
- Active: 1 hr
Ingredients
1 pound large shell-on shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped into 1-inch pieces, shells and tails reserved
6 cloves garlic
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups arborio rice
1/2 cup lemon juice (from 3 lemons)
1 cup packed baby arugula, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
Directions
- Put the shrimp shells and tails, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a medium saucepan. Cover with 7 cups of water and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Strain the shrimp broth into a large liquid measuring cup. Discard the shells and garlic. You should be left with 6 cups of broth. If the broth reduced more, just supplement with a little extra water to yield 6 cups. Add the broth back into the empty saucepan and keep warm over low heat.
- Heat a large straight-sided skillet or braiser over medium-high heat. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil until shimmering. Add the chopped shrimp and sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp are pink, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, thinly slice the remaining 3 cloves of garlic and set aside. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a plate and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and add 1 tablespoon of oil if the skillet is too dry, then add the sliced garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and just starting to soften, about 1 minute. Stir in the arborio rice until coated with the oil. Add the lemon juice and cook, stirring occasionally, until it has been mostly absorbed, about 2 minutes.
- Ladle 1 cup of the warm stock into the rice and cook, stirring gently without stopping, until the rice has absorbed the liquid, 2 to 3 minutes; you will know it's time to add more stock when you move the rice aside and no liquid pools in the center.
- Repeat this process, adding more stock a ladleful at a time, until the rice is al dente and creamy, 20 to 25 minutes. If you run out of broth before the risotto is at its desired doneness, add some water.
- Stir in the arugula, shrimp and half of the lemon zest and cook until the arugula wilts slightly.
- Serve topped with the remaining lemon zest.