Recipe

Saffron And Mussel Risotto Recipe

	Jo_jo_ba / All my dishes 1 year, 6 months ago Adapted from a delicious looking French recipe off of ChezMyrtille: http://chezmyrtille.blogspot.c om/2007/07/mussel-risotto. html. Makes a wonderful date night dinner! 2 generous servings. Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:2	Jo_jo_ba
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Ingredients

1 garlic clove, minced

1 pound in-shell mussels, cleaned

1/4 tsp saffron

1 cup hot vegetable broth, plus additional as required

1 shallot, minced

1/2 medium onion, minced

2/3 cup arborio rice

1/2 cup dry white wine

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/4 cup fresh basil

Directions

In a fairly large saucepan, sweat the garlic with a little bit of water.

Add the mussels and cover.

As soon as the mussels have opened, remove from the heat and shell gently. Filter the juice, add saffron and vegetable stock and set it aside.

Heat 1/4 cup water in another large saucepan.

Add the shallot and onion, and cook 5 minutes.

Add rice to shallot mixture and stir well. Cook 2 minutes.

Add the white wine and cook, stirring, until all liquid is absorbed.

Begin adding the filtered mussel mixture 1/4 cup at a time (while stirring constantly) until each addition evaporates.

Stir in pepper, basil, and mussels.

Serve immediately.

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jo_jo_ba 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 369.0
Total Fat: 2.6 g
Cholesterol: 27.8 mg
Sodium: 659.0 mg
Total Carbs: 57.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 16.6 g

1fastknife 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Looks delectable! Question - once the mussels have been shelled, when do they go back in the dish? I would assume at the very end or they would over-cook...but there seems to be no mention in the directions.

jo_jo_ba 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Yes you are correct, they go back in at the very very end... it's always an afterthought to me LOL!

jencathen 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Looks great!

meileen 1 year, 5 months ago said:
All the ingredients in this recipe I love even on its own so I can't wait to put them together!

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