Prawn, tomato and asparagus risotto

April 12, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

A small serving of risotto as a starter can only ever be a good thing

Prawn, tomato and asparagus risotto

Ingredients

  • 1,25L (5 cups) vegetable stock
  • 125ml (½ cup) white wine
  • 8 tiger prawns, cleaned and peeled
  • 50g butter
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 300g (1½ cups) arborio rice
  • 1 x small punnet Rosa tomatoes,
  • halved and some left whole
  • 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and
  • cut into 5cm pieces
  • 40g (½ cup) grated Parmesan +
  • extra, to serve
  • sea salt and freshly ground black
  • pepper, to taste
  • fresh basil, to serve

Instructions

1

Place the stock and wine in a medium saucepan together with the prawns and gently bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer.

2

Melt half of the butter in a large frying pan or casserole over low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft.

3

Add the rice and coat in the butter. Add enough hot stock to just cover the rice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until absorbed. 4 Add 1 – 2 ladles of stock at a time, stirring well until all the stock has been absorbed before adding more. The rice will become very creamy.

4

Add the tomatoes and asparagus, and continue to repeat the process with the stock, for a further 5 minutes. Add the prawns and remaining stock, and cook for another 5 minutes or until the rice is just tender. 6 Stir through the remaining butter and 40g (½ cup) Parmesan, and season to taste. 7 Serve immediately with plenty of fresh basil and extra grated Parmesan.

 

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