Risotto With Snow Peas And Shrimp

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup minced shallot
• 1 1/2 cups arborio rice or 1 1/2 cups other short-grain rice
• 1/3 cup dry wine or 1/3 cup dry vermouth
• 3/4 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• diagonally sliced snow peas
• 1 cup shelled green peas (about 3/4 pound unshelled green peas)
• 1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring clam juice and water to a simmer in a medium saucepan (do not boil). keep warm over low heat.
• 2 heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; add shallots, and cook 1 minute. add rice; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 3 stir in wine; cook 1 minute. stir in 1/2 cup juice mixture; cook 2 minutes or until liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring constantly.
• 4 add remaining juice mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until each portion of juice mixture is absorbed before adding the next (about 20 minutes total).
• 5 stir in shrimp, snow peas, and green peas; cook 4 minutes or until shrimp are done, stirring constantly. remove from heat; stir in cheese and remaining ingredients.
• 6 note: substitute frozen green peas for fresh, if desired.