Smooth Salmon Risotto Recipes

SALMON RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the stock in a jug pot. Leave it on low heat, it should remain hot while you cook the risotto, but it should not boil.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven. Chop the onion very finely and cook it for about 2 minutes until translucent, it should not get any color.
• Add the rice (unwashed) and stir well to coat it with the butter. Stir for about 2 minutes, it should start looking glossy.
• Pour white wine and stir until all the wine is evaporated. If you don't want to use wine, replace it with stock.
• Slowly, start adding the stock, about 1-2 ladleful at a time. Stir well but gently after each addition. You don't have to stir continuously, but stir often, it helps release the starches in the rice making the risotto creamy. This should take about 25 minutes, but check the packet's instructions concerning the cooking time. The rice should be soft, but not mushy.
• Stir in the grated Parmesan and the remaining butter. Stir well to melt the butter and the cheese, the rice should be creamy and glossy. Adjust the taste with some salt, if necessary.
• Remove from the heat, cover, and let stand while you sear the salmon in the pan.
• Cut the fish fillets into cubes, about 2 cm/ 0.8 inches. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add the fish to the pan and sear, stirring often but gently, for 3-4 minutes. It should be just cooked through, it will continue cooking once you've stirred into the risotto.
• Add the salmon cubes and the chopped dill to the rice and combine gently.

SALMON RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the stock in a pan and simmer gently.
• In another pan heat the oil and butter, add the onion and cook for 4 minutes, until soft.
• Add the rice and stir for 2 minutes or until the rice is transparent.
• Stir in a ladleful of the hot stock, and a little wine. When all the liquid is absorbed, add a further ladleful of stock and wine. Continue adding the stock and wine, until the rice is cooked and has a creamy consistency.
• Add the salmon, basil, pine nuts, sundried tomatoes and Parmesan. Season well and serve.

SMOOTH SALMON RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan; add dried herbs, bay leaf and risotto rice when hot. Keep stirring for 5 minutes.
• Make up stock and remove salmon skin/bone.
• Add 1/3 stock to rice after 5 mins, add remaining until it is all absorbed (about 10-15 mins). Stir frequently.
• While risotto is cooking, add 1 tbsp olive oil, lemon zest, creme fraiche and dill to hot frying pan. Wait until simmering--DO NOT BOIL.
• Add salmon to frying pan and fry. This will take roughly 5-8 mins, turn twice until flakey and soft.
• Add lemon juice, twist of black pepper and pinch salt to risotto, add shrimps and simmer for further 5 minutes.
• Gently break up salmon into flakes using wooden spoon, and add to risotto. Remove bay leaves.
• Serve hot. Garnish with lemon rind/bay leaf.

SMOKED SALMON & LEMON RISOTTO

Steps:

• Fry the onion in the oil for 5 mins. Add the rice and garlic, then cook for 2 mins, stirring continuously. Pour in a third of the stock and set the timer to 20 mins. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the stock has been absorbed, then add half the rest of the stock and carry on cooking, stirring a bit more frequently, until that has been absorbed.
• Pour in the last of the stock, stir, then simmer until cooked and creamy. Take from the heat and add the chopped salmon, mascarpone, parsley and lemon zest. Grind in some black pepper, but don't add salt as the salmon will be salty enough. Leave for 5 mins to settle, then taste and add a little lemon juice if you like. Serve topped with reserved salmon (roughly torn) and some rocket.

SMOKED SALMON RISOTTO

Steps:

• Dice the onion(s) into small dice. Saute in 1 butter until golden.
• Add rice and stir thoroughly to coat; cook over medium-high heat for about two minutes.
• Add the wine, salt and dill to the rice/onion mixture.
• Heat vegetable stock in a separate pot. Using a large soup ladle, add one ladleful to the rice at a time, stirring constantly in between additions. (This is somewhere between half a cup and a cup of stock.) Wait until the liquid is absorbed before adding the next ladleful. The whole process of adding liquid should take anywhere from 20-30 minutes.
• Take half of the smoked salmon and chop it fine. Add to remaining butter and cream thoroughly. Take the other half of the smoked salmon and coarsely chop it.
• About two minutes before the rice has finished cooking, add the butter/salmon mixture and the coarsely chopped salmon. Stir for another two minutes, until thoroughly incorporated and creamy. Add the parmesan and stir for another minute or two.