
Squid, lemon, and basil risotto
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Under 30 minutes
Easy
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Prep time
10 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Serves
4 people
A summery recipe for seafood lovers!
Method
- Wash the squid with lots of water, then cut it into slices
- Heat some olive oil in your pressure cooker, then brown the chopped onions and the bay leaf
- Add the rice and cook until it becomes translucent
- Add the white wine and reduce until dry
- Add the hot water and season
- Close the pressure cooker, insert the steam valve, and cook over high heat. When the steam starts to whistle, lower the heat and cook for 8 minutes, shaking the pressure cooker 2 or 3 times vigorously.
- Remove the cooker from the heat, then remove the valve to release the steam
- Sauté the squid, garlic, and basil in a frying pan with some olive oil, then season
- Mix the Parmesan and butter into the risotto and season as needed
- For the basil oil: blanch the basil leaves, then mix in a blender with ½ clove of garlic, salt, and olive oil
- Squeeze the lemon over the rice and top with grated lemon peel
- Arrange the risotto in a soup plate with the squid in the middle and drizzle with the basil olive oil


Ingredients
- 150 g (5.3 oz) rice for risotto
- 1 onion
- 65 cl (2 and 3/4 cups) water
- 1 kg (2.2 lbs) squid
- 1 lemon
- 30 g (1/3 cup) grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tbsp oil
- 20 cl (4/5 cup) dry white wine
- 2 bunches of basil
- 1 clove of garlic
- Olive oil
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