Langoustine Risotto

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Ingredients

  • fish stock
  • 2 garlic cloves smashed but with skin intact
  • vegetable oil
  • 1 onion peeled and diced
  • 1 leek diced
  • short grain rice
  • 3/4 cup arborio rice
  • fresh parsley minced
  • 10 langoustines or crawfish or jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 4 1/4 cups water
  • 1 fish skeleton, whole
  • 1 leek chopped

Instructions

  1. In 1 liter of water, boil the langoustine heads with the fish skeleton, leek, carrot, and black peppercorns to make the fish stock. Strain and set aside.
  2. In a little oil, fry the 2 smashed garlic cloves to flavor the oil. Once fried, remove the garlic.
  3. In the same oil, saute together the onion and leek. You can also add 1 whole langoustine for use as decoration later.
  4. Once the vegetables are translucent, add the rice and stir together to combine. Then little by little, add the fish stock. Once a ladleful is added, continuously stir until absorbed. Repeat until creamy
  5. Just before finishing add the langoustine tails and heat through until pink in color.
  6. Garnish with fresh parsley.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

519 kcal 26% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 15.2g 30% DV
Total Fat 23g 29% DV
Carbs 69.2g 25% DV
Fiber 16g 57% DV
Sugar 11.9g 24% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 580mg 25% DV
Potassium 2323mg 49% DV
Cholesterol 13.8mg 5% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 1064.3mcg 100% DV
Vitamin C 41.4mg 46% DV
Vitamin D 0.1mcg
Calcium 117mg 9% DV
Iron 16.6mg 92% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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