Creamy Garlic Prawn Risotto | Thermomix recipe

I know this certainly isn't the only garlic prawn risotto recipe on the block, but when I went searching for a recipe to try I couldn't find one just right, so I thought I'd make my own up and see how it turned out. 

See my tips below for how to use the The Basic Cookbook's guided recipe on the in-built recipe chip.

Creamy Garlic Prawn Risotto             by Nat's Thermomixen in the Kitchen

INGREDIENTS 2-3 garlic cloves handful of flat leaf parsley (leaves only) 40g butter 40g olive oil 2 Tb TM veggie stock concentrate 320g arborio rice 720g water 60g wine 300-400g fresh raw peeled prawns (I prefer tails off, up to you!) 2 Tb creme fraiche 40g parmesan (optional) juice of 1/2 lemon PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS If using, grate parmesan on speed 10 for 3 seconds, set aside, rinse bowl Add garlic & parsley, speed 6 for 3 seconds. Scrape down Add butter and oil, cook 3 minutes, 120c (varoma if using TM31), speed 1 Insert butterfly whisk Add rice, cook 1 minute, 120c, reverse, speed 1.5 (put dial in between 1-2 on TM31) Add wine, cook 2 minutes, 120c, reverse, speed 1.5  Add water and stock and cook for 13 minutes, 100c, reverse speed 1.5 Add prawns, creme fraiche and lemon juice. Cook for 3 minutes, reverse, speed 1.5 Transfer risotto to Thermoserver, top with parmesan and allow to rest for 10 minutes.  Tips If using Thermomix Model 5, you can loosely follow the built in recipe for mushroom risotto. Just leave the prawns out entirely until the end of the recipe as they only need 3 minutes. At end of the final 13 minute cooking time press the back button, add the prawns, creme fraiche and lemon juice and then drop the timer down to 3 minutes and cook again. Best served immediately Serve with a teaspoon of creme fraiche on top and garnish with additional parsley DISCLAIMER This recipe was provided to you by a Thermomix ® customer and has not been tested by Vorwerk Thermomix ® or Thermomix ® in Australia and New Zealand. Vorwerk Thermomix ® and Thermomix ® in Australia and New Zealand assume no liability, particularly in terms of ingredient quantities used and success of the recipes. Please observe the safety instructions in the Thermomix ® instruction manual at all times.

Less prep time in the kitchen with your Thermomix

One of the things I love about my Thermomix is WAY less time PREPARING FOOD for cooking/eating. Did you know you don't even need to take the leaves off your strawberries before making a sorbet? There are great health benefits to incorporating the leaves, as I read here.

Here are some of the things we save time on:

Pumpkin soup - no need to peel or de-seed your pumpkin (butternut pumpkin)
Soup - no need to peel potatoes
Salads, CADA etc - no need to de-seed your apples
Chopping onions - only need to peel and cut in half
Peeling garlic - you can peel up to 30 cloves of garlic at once in your Thermomix! I have tried this and it is amazing! Just store the peeled cloves in the freezer

Mashed potato - some people don't even peel potatoes for their mash!

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