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Easy risotto

Name: Easy risotto
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 1 pkt cheese risotto mix 200 g; 7 dl water; 1 dl Finnish frozen peas; 0.5 dl mascarpone; pinch of black pepper; 0.5 pkt cooked king prawn tails, ASC à 400 g · frozen; 0.5 tsp grated lemon zest; pinch of black pepper; 0.5 pkt Prosciutto di Parma ham à 200 g; 1 tbsp whole almonds with skins on

An easy and delicious risotto made with a cheese risotto mix. If you like, customize the dish with mascarpone and peas, king prawns, or Parma ham.

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

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Method

1
Bring 7 dl of water to a boil and add the risotto mix. Stir well. Let simmer gently for 18–20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let rest covered for about 5 minutes. (If desired, add 2 tbsp of grated cheese and 1 tbsp of butter at the end of cooking). Customize the risotto as you wish.
2
Heat the frozen peas according to the package instructions. Stir the mascarpone and peas into the risotto. Garnish the surface of the portions with some peas and black pepper.
3
Thaw the king prawn tails according to the package instructions and fry them quickly in a pan with olive oil. Add the prawns on top of the risotto and garnish with lemon zest.
4
Fry crispy Parma ham slices to top the risotto. Toast the almonds in a pan until they get a bit of color. Chop the almonds. Sprinkle the chopped almonds over the risotto portions.