50 min
Hands-on time
+ 2 hr soaking or marinating first
HardDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Method
- 1 Soak the clams for 2 hours to remove the sand; peel the shrimp, keeping the heads and shells.
- 2 Roast the shrimp heads and shells, then simmer for 20 minutes to make the broth; this is the base flavor of the whole dish.
- 3 Open the clams with white wine, remove the meat, and strain the clam juice into the shrimp broth.
- 4 Toast the rice with garlic and olive oil, then add hot broth ladleful by ladleful, stirring constantly for 16 minutes.
- 5 Add all the seafood at the last 2 minutes, whisk with olive oil and sprinkle with parsley, without using cheese.
With an appliance
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Pressure cooker 45 min
Replace step 2: roast the shrimp heads and shells as before, then simmer with water under high pressure for 6 minutes, quickly release the pressure, and strain the broth; keep step 4 the same and only add the seafood in the last 2 minutes of step 5.