Garlic Shrimp with Risotto Primavera
Creamy Arborio risotto with asparagus, finished with garlicky broiled jumbo shrimp and plenty of Parmesan. A Ninja Kitchen recipe.
⏱️ Prep: 15 min🍳 Cook: 24 min
Ingredients
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | olive oil, divided |
| 1 | small onion, peeled, finely diced | |
| 4 cloves | garlic, peeled, minced, divided | |
| 3 teaspoons | 15 ml | kosher salt, divided |
| 5 1/2 cups | 1.3 l | chicken or vegetable stock |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | Arborio rice |
| 16 | uncooked jumbo shrimp (fresh or defrosted), peeled, deveined | |
| 2 teaspoons | 10 ml | garlic powder |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | ground black pepper |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | crushed red pepper (optional) |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | butter |
| 1 | lemon, juiced | |
| 1 bunch | asparagus, trimmed, cut in 1-inch pieces | |
| 1 1/2 cups | 360 ml | grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving |
Instructions
APPROX. PRESSURE BUILD: 6 MINUTES. PRESSURE RELEASE: NATURAL 10 MINUTES.
- Select SEAR/SAUTÉ and set to MD:HI. Select START/STOP to begin. Allow to preheat for 5 minutes.
- Add 1 tablespoon oil and onion to pot. SAUTÉ until softened, about 5 minutes. Add half the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Season with 2 teaspoons salt.
- Add stock and rice to pot. Assemble pressure lid, making sure the PRESSURE RELEASE valve is in the SEAL position.
- Select PRESSURE and set to HIGH. Set time to 7 minutes. Select START/STOP to begin.
- While rice is cooking, toss shrimp in the remaining oil, garlic, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, and crushed red pepper in a mixing bowl.
- When pressure cooking is complete, allow pressure to natural release for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, quick release remaining pressure by moving the PRESSURE RELEASE valve to the VENT position. Carefully remove lid when unit has finished releasing pressure.
- Stir butter, lemon juice, and asparagus into the rice until evenly incorporated.
- Place reversible rack inside pot over risotto, making sure rack is in the higher position. Place shrimp on rack.
- Close crisping lid. Select BROIL and set time to 8 minutes. Select START/STOP to begin.
- When cooking is complete, remove rack from pot. Stir Parmesan into the risotto. Top with shrimp and Parmesan and serve immediately. A tip from the Ninja Kitchen Team: If you like to pile on the shrimp, double the amount and repeat steps 8-9 to cook in two batches.