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Shrimp Scampi Risotto

Published: Dec 28, 2014 Last Updated: Sep 2023 by Lindsay This post may contain affiliate links to products I use and enjoy. Leave a Comment

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Don't worry, we'll get to the healthy food next week when we're resolving to be perfect humans for the first week of 2015.  IMG_4552

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I was going to try and make some new apps for the fab NYE party that you're no doubt planning (I'm planning one that will involve an ENGAGEMENT SURPRISE, shh), but I have kind of a ton of appetizers on this site and zero inspiration to make any new snacks, and I DO really like things that taste like shrimp scampi and I figure you still have to eat dinner on holiday weeks so...here we go.  Right?  

Speaking of - do you eat dinner on holiday weeks?  We've been subsisting on leftovers and restaurants, which means that I feel like I've gained 9,837 pounds even though I haven't.  That would be a lot.  We did have dinner at my parents' last night and my dad made veg chili and I made this chicken chili, and it was nice to just eat food that we'd prepared, probably for the first time in over a week with all the craziness.  

So let's make dinner, ok?  

 This is a really standard risotto, but we top it with lemon shrimp and lemony toasty buttery parsley.....y...bread crumbs, and it works GREAT as a quick dinner or something for a fancier evening.  Like New Years?  Think about it.  

You need butter, which we use in two parts for the risotto and for the bread crumb topping.  Then we have garlic, arborio rice, white wine, stock, a lemon, shrimp, bread crumbs, and parsley.  Not a terribly involved list, when you get right down to it.  IMG_4521

Now, there are three sections here.  The risotto, the shrimp, and the breadcrumbs.  I start the risotto, and then a separate pan make the crumb topping THEN the shrimp (in the same second skillet, one after the other), but you can order the cooking however you want.  I do these kind of all at the same time, but I'm showing you them separately to not be terribly confusing.  

Make sense?  Likely not.  Let's get to the risotto!  I forwent onion for this one because....I felt like it.  So you just start with butter + garlic, and melt it in a skillet until the garlic is just fragrant but not brown.  IMG_4522

Then, add the rice!  Stir it all together for about a minute to toast the rice slightly.  IMG_4524

Then, dump in the wine.  IMG_4525

And now, you know the drill with risotto!  You stir until the wine goes away, then you add stock a cup or so at a time, stirring a lot, and then when it goes away you add more.  IMG_4531

The stock adding/stirring maneuver goes on for 20-30 minutes.  IMG_4532

When the rice is done, add the last pat of butter, salt and pepper to your taste, then risotto is ready!  IMG_4536

Now, about halfway through the rice cooking process I get to work on the breadcrumb topping in a separate pan.  For the breadcrumbs, add olive oil or butter to a skillet with the panko over medium-high heat.  IMG_4523

Zest the lemon and chop the parsley, too.  IMG_4528

Stir the breadcrumbs for just a few minutes until they absorb whatever fat you're using and start to toast.  IMG_4527

Put them on a plate with the zest + parsley, and mix!  IMG_4529

Breadcrumb topping.  Boom.  IMG_4530

Now, I use the same skillet for the shrimp once the breadcrumbs are done.  I add a little more butter with the shrimp, and a sprinkle of salt.  IMG_4533

These are pink shrimp from Trader Joe's, and even though they're raw they start out opaque, so don't worry - they're not overcooking!  IMG_4534

Cook the shrimp for 3 minutes or so until they're done, then squeeze in the juice of half the lemon that you zested for the topping.  Cut the other half into wedges for serving!  IMG_4540

Now, we just build.  Risotto, shrimp, breadcrumbs, lemon wedge.  IMG_4554

Boom.  IMG_4544

Great flavor that really feels like scampi, but in the form of a whole meal minus pesky vegetables.  IMG_4549

And vegetables aren't important until January 1.  Or maybe 2 depending on the nature of your hangover.  

 

Recipe

Shrimp Scampi Risotto + Lemon Breadcrumbs

Lindsay Howerton-Hastings
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Ingredients
  

  • FOR THE RISOTTO
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup arborio or risotto rice
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 3-5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • salt to taste
  • 1 pound peeled deveined shrimp
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • FOR THE TOPPING
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley

Instructions
 

  • For the breadcrumbs, add the butter and panko to a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir for 3-5 minutes until the crumbs are golden and toasted; remove from the heat. Stir in the parsley and lemon zest and set aside for topping.
  • For the risotto, add 2 tablespoons of the butter to a skillet over medium-high heat with the garlic. Cook for 2 minutes until the butter has melted and the garlic is fragrant, then stir in the rice. Let the rice cook in the butter for 1 minute, then add the wine. When the wine is totally dissolved, add the stock 1 cup at a time, stirring after each addition, until the stock is all gone, then add more. After about 20 minutes of stock additions the rice will be cooked.
  • When the rice is cooked, stir in the last tablespoon of butter and taste the risotto; add salt and pepper to your taste.
  • When you add the last cup of stock to the risotto, preheat a separate skillet to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When the oil is very hot, sear the shrimp on both sides for about 90 seconds until the shrimp is cooked through. Squeeze the lemon juice all over the shrimp.
  • To serve, make a bed of risotto, top with some shrimp, and top the whole plate with the lemon breadcrumbs.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 4g
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