Low Fat Prawn Risotto - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5 cups chicken stock (or vegetable)
    1 leek, sliced finely (or 1 chopped onion)
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    2 -3 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced (or lime zest and a little juice)
    1 1/2 cups arborio rice
    250 -300 g cooked prawns (shrimp)
    3/4 cup frozen peas
    black pepper
    sea salt
    parsley, to garnish
    parmesan cheese, this is optional (or to serve on the side)
Preparation
    Saute leek in a large pan using 1/2 cup of the stock until just soft; add garlic, kaffir leaves (vein removed and cut very finely with scissors) and rice and cook a minute or two, stirring well.
    Bring stock to the boil in a medium saucepan, and then reduce heat to keep simmering.
    Add 1 cup of the simmering stock to the pan of rice and stir until stock has been absorbed; continue adding stock, a cup at a time and stirring frequently until absorbed and until all the stock has been added.
    Add frozen peas and the sauteed prawns and stir into risotto, cook for 1-2 minutes until peas are cooked and prawns are heated through.
    Garnish with parsley and serve parmesan on the side for those who don't mind the extra calories.

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