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Seafood Paella Risotto

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October 17, 2010
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  • Serves 4
Author Notes

I love this dish and have served it for at least 10 years to rave reviews! —tkcuisine

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 onion (chopped)
  • 1/2 pound spanish chorizo (diced)
  • 1 pound clams (scrubbed)
  • 1/2 pound mussels (scrubbed)
  • 1/2 pound finfish (diced)
  • 16 ounces chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon saffron threads
  • 2 cups carnaroli rice
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1/4 pound uncooked p&d medium shrimp
  • 1/4 pound chicked (diced)
  • 6 ounces spring peas
  • 2 large plum tomatoes (seeded and diced)
  • 4 ounces roasted garlic puree
  • 2 ounces chopped parsley
  • 2 ounces fresh lemon juice
Directions
  1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook until almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add sausage, add clams and mussels. Increase heat to medium-high, cover and cook until shells open, about 5 minutes. Transfer clams and mussels to medium bowl, discarding any that do not open. Cover shellfish and keep warm. Meanwhile, combine stock and saffron threads in small saucepan; bring mixture to simmer. Reduce heat to low; keep warm. Add arborio rice to same saucepan that clams and mussels were cooked in and stir 2 minutes over medium heat. Add dry white wine and cook until wine is evaporated, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Add warm clam juice mixture and simmer until rice is just tender and liquid is creamy, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Mix shrimp, peas and chopped tomatoes into risotto and cook until shrimp are just cooked through, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes. Season risotto to taste with salt and pepper. Top risotto with clams and mussels and serve immediately.
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3 Reviews

dymnyno October 19, 2010
Sounds delicious ! And, I trust the taste of Katie Moulton. Are you in Sarasota?
 
tkcuisine November 7, 2010
yes i am Katie's brother;-)
 
kkmoulton October 18, 2010
I've been ordering and loving this for as long as Tommy's restaurants have been offering it! I always ask for a bit more chorizo because I enjoy the extra heat it brings to the dish but it is really perfect just the way it is!