Smooth Salmon Risotto - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 fresh salmon fillets
    3 ounces shrimp or 3 ounces prawns
    1 vegetable stock cube
    5 ounces risotto rice
    1 pint boiling water
    2 bay leaves
    2 tablespoons creme fraiche or 2 tablespoons cream
    2 teaspoons dried dill
    1 teaspoon dried herbs
    lemon juice (approx. 1)
    lemon zest
    olive oil
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan; add dried herbs, bay leaf and risotto rice when hot. Keep stirring for 5 minutes.
    Make up stock and remove salmon skin/bone.
    Add 1/3 stock to rice after 5 mins, add remaining until it is all absorbed (about 10-15 mins). Stir frequently.
    While risotto is cooking, add 1 tbsp olive oil, lemon zest, creme fraiche and dill to hot frying pan. Wait until simmering--DO NOT BOIL.
    Add salmon to frying pan and fry. This will take roughly 5-8 mins, turn twice until flakey and soft.
    Add lemon juice, twist of black pepper and pinch salt to risotto, add shrimps and simmer for further 5 minutes.
    Gently break up salmon into flakes using wooden spoon, and add to risotto. Remove bay leaves.
    Serve hot. Garnish with lemon rind/bay leaf.

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