Prawn, Lime, and Prosecco Risotto

Name: Prawn, Lime, and Prosecco Risotto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Carnaroli rice 2 cups; Shrimps 12; Prosecco 1.1 cups; Lime zest and juice 1; Vegetable broth 3 cups; Butter 5 tbsp; Coarse salt to taste

Difficulty: Average
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Average
Note + preparation of the vegetable broth

PRESENTATION

Recipe by
Maurizio Vanni

Between one toast and another during the New Year's Eve celebration, take the opportunity to make an original prawn, lime, and prosecco risotto! A refined first course that will pleasantly surprise your guests with its fresh and intense aroma. The prawn, lime, and prosecco risotto is also a less expensive alternative to the classic champagne risotto or its scampi variant, ensuring you still make a great impression.

Also try the prawn and leek risotto, a version with a gourmet touch!

INGREDIENTS: Carnaroli rice 2 cups (400 g); Shrimps 12; Prosecco 1.1 cups (250 g); Lime 1 - zest and juice; Vegetable broth 3 cups (750 g); Butter 5 tbsp (70 g); Coarse salt to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Prawn, Lime, and Prosecco Risotto

To make the prawn, lime, and prosecco risotto, first prepare the vegetable broth. Proceed to clean the shellfish: remove the head and cut the belly with the tip of a knife 1, then extract the intestine 2. Shell half of the prawns and leave the other half with the shell 3.

Melt the butter in a large pan, then add the rice 4 and toast it for a few minutes, adding the salt 5 and stirring constantly 6.

At this point, deglaze with the prosecco 7 and let the alcohol evaporate completely. Then cook the rice by adding a ladle of broth at a time 8. While the rice is cooking, add the grated lime zest 9, then squeeze the juice and set it aside.

When there are 5 minutes left until the rice is cooked, add both the shelled prawns and those with the shell 10, pour in the lime juice 11, and finish cooking by adding another ladle of broth if necessary. Serve your prawn, lime, and prosecco risotto garnished with a curl of lime zest 12!