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Risotto with Octopus & Greens

Risotto with Octopus & Greens

Preparation time:

  • 10mins

 

Cooking time:

  • 18mins

 

Specialty:

  • Dairy-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Pescatarian

 

We really like Risotto with seafood and we have experimented different combinations. Zucchini are a common ingredient in seafood risotto together with prawns and/or squids. In this recipe, we combined octopus tentacles with zucchini and added a traditional Asian vegetable, the bok choy. The result is a delicious risotto, well-balanced in carbs, proteins and fibers! The fresh thyme also enhances the octopus aromas. 

 

Ingredients (2 Servings):

  • 180g Riso Acquerello or Carnaroli or Vialone Nano
  • 3-4 Octopus Tentacles
  • 1 Green Onion
  • 1 Zucchini
  • 4 Baby Bok Choy
  • Fish Broth
  • Extra-virgin Olive Oil 
  • Sea Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Fresh Thyme

 

Instructions:

  • Slice the zucchini lengthwise and the baby bok choys. 
  • Finely slice a green onion and simmer it with extra-virgin olive oil.
  • Once the oil is warm and the spring onion starts to sizzle, add the vegetables and the rice and toast it for a couple of minutes. 
  • Pre-heat the fish broth in a saucepan and keep it at a medium heat. 
  • Start pouring small amounts of the broth in the pan with the rice and continue stirring. Keep doing this for three quarters of the rice cooking time. 
  • Cut the octupus tentacles into pieces. Add the tentacles to the rice while cooking. 
  • Continue stirring the rice for a couple of minutes, adding broth to prevent the rice from sticking to the pot. The rice usually needs to cook 15-18mins in total. Add the tentacles into the rice 4-5mins before the rice is ready. Stir the rice with the tentacles and mix all together. 
  • Make sure you add the right amount of broth to make the risotto creamy (and not brothy or overcooked).  Season with sea salt, freshly ground black pepper and fresh thyme.
  • Once the risotto is finally cooked, drizzle some extra-virgin olive oil on top and add some fresh thyme. 

05.12.2020

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