🇮🇹 Italian

Squid Risotto

Name: Squid Risotto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 40 g Butter; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 300 g Rice; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 60 g Parmesan Cheese; 1 tsp Dried Oregano; 320 g Arborio Rice; 120 ml White Wine; 600 ml Stock or Broth; 400 g, rings Squid

🇮🇹 Italian

Slow-stirred, creamy risotto with squid, finished with butter and parmesan — all'onda, as it should be. Ready in 27 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Butter40 g
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Rice300 g
Olive Oil2 tbsp
Parmesan Cheese60 g
Dried Oregano1 tsp
Arborio Rice320 g
White Wine120 ml
Stock or Broth600 ml
Squid400 g, rings

Optional extras

Fresh Basilhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then drain well.
2
Heat the Olive Oil in a wide pot, soften the onion, and bloom the dried oregano for 30 seconds.
3
Stir in the squid, then add the rice and turn everything gently through the fragrant oil.
4
Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then clamp on a lid and cook on the lowest heat for 15 minutes without peeking.
5
Rest off the heat for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and crown with fresh basil.

Chef's tip

Never lift the lid while the rice steams — trapped steam is doing the work.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Creamy Calamari Risotto Recipe | Tender Squid & Arborio Rice Done Right! · on YouTube