Fish Risotto | Seafood Recipes
Ingredients
- 2-3 oz (50-75 g) unsalted butter
- 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2-2½ pints (1.2-1.5 litres) Fish Stock
- 1 celery stalk, sliced
- 1 thyme sprig
- 2 parsley sprigs
- 1 mace blade
- 1 small onion, peeled but left whole and studded with 2 cloves
- 12 oz-1 lb (375-500 g) Italian risotto rice
- ¼ pint (150 ml) dry white wine
- 1 lb (500 g) monkfish, haddock, halibut or other firm white fillets, skinned and cubed
- 2 small red mullet, heads and tails removed, cut into 2.5 mm/1 inch slices (optional)
- 3-4 saffron threads (optional)
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
- 10 oz (300 g) cooked unshelled prawns
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground white pepper
- 1½ oz (40 g) grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra to serve
- Finely chopped parsley, to garnish