How to cook Risotto with Shrimp and Mushrooms – better than any fine restaurant!

What are the 4 key elements to a creamy and delicious risotto?
1. Arborio rice and ony arborio rice makes a creamy risotto. It’s firm, chewy, and blends especially well with vegetable stock and butter.
2. Never rinse your arborio rice beforehand as this removes the starch, which is what helps give risotto its smooth texture.
3. Cook your risotto on a medium-low heat and add the stock gradually, one ladle at a time. This gives the rice time to fully absorb the liquid and flavours.
4. Exercise some patience – rushing your risotto will only ruin its texture.

My Shrimp and Mushrooms risotto has a rich seafood flavour and is deliciously creamy. It’s easy to make at home and perfect for an elegant dinner. My risotto is a main dish, because our family loves it so much! But, you can serve it with small portions of meat or light vegetable side dishe

I’ve got a question for you. Do you play on team ‘shroom? If you do, you’re going to love what they do here because I’m sauteing them in greek extra virgin olive oil until they’re golden and then introduce them to the risotto and let them hang out in that garlic, shrimp and onion scented creamy rice right before we serve it. If you’re not a fan of mushrooms, feel free to double up on the shrimp and omit them entirely!

00:00 Intro
00:23 Mise en place
00:45 Full recipe
00:52 Prepping
01:40 Saute mushrooms
03:00 Toast the arborio rice
04:41 Add the wine
05:11 Add vegetable stock, 1 ladle at a time
06:55 Fold in parmigiano reggiano
07:15 Add the shrimp
08:22 Thyme, Parsley, more cheese
08:40 Plating
08:55 Tasting – wow!