Risotto with Peas and Shrimp

Name: Risotto with Peas and Shrimp
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 355 milliliters uncooked Arborio rice or other short-grain rice; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 454 grams clam juice; 79 milliliters dry white wine; 237 milliliters shelled green peas (about 3/4 pound unshelled green peas); 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 28 grams 1/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese; 59 milliliters minced shallots; 340 grams shrimp, peeled and deveined; 237 milliliters (1/2-inch) diagonally sliced snow peas; 710 milliliters water; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Risotto with Peas and Shrimp is a gluten free and pescatarian recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 350 calories, 19g of protein, and 5g of fat. It works best as a main course, and is done in approximately 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have lemon rind, wine, 2 teaspoon thyme, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon rind you could follow this main course with the Lemon-Almond Cake with Lemon Curd Filling as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring clam juice and water to a simmer in a medium saucepan (do not boil). Keep warm over low heat.

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Clam Juice

Water

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Sauce Pan

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; add shallots, and cook 1 minute.

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Shallot

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add rice; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in wine; cook 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup juice mixture; cook 2 minutes or until liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring constantly.

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Juice

Rice

Wine

Add remaining juice mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until each portion of juice mixture is absorbed before adding the next (about 20 minutes total). Stir in shrimp, snow peas, and green peas; cook 4 minutes or until shrimp are done, stirring constantly.

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Green Peas