Name: Calamari Risotto
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 1 lb frozen calamari (cleaned tubes and tentacles); 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 small can (6 oz) Contadina tomato paste; 7 cups water; 1 tbsp salt; 2 cups arborio rice

Calamari Risotto

Course: MainCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

hour

My mother always made this on Christmas Eve, as one of the traditional seven fishes, but it can be made any time of year.

Ingredients

1 lb frozen calamari (cleaned tubes and tentacles)
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small can (6 oz) Contadina tomato paste
7 cups water
1 tbsp salt
2 cups arborio rice

Directions

Thaw and cut calamari into pieces no larger than 2 inches.
Add oil and calamari pieces to large 10 qt pot or pan.
Fry calamari until most of the water that comes out of it has boiled off. Do not burn.
Stir in tomato paste and heat it up.
Add about 7 cups of water and turn heat on high.
When water boils, turn heat to low.
Add salt, and let simmer for about 45 minutes.
Add rice all at once, stirring constantly with large spoon. Be sure to scrape entire bottom of pan,
You will see rice thicken while stirring. Usually within 15 minutes rice will have reached desired consistency, Remove from heat and serve. Rice will continue cooking and thickening for a while.