defrosting prawns

[Olive]

sarah they were raw, the water trick worked well!!
risotto was wonderful too!!
beema glad i did it right!!

[*Beema*]

Glad it woked!

ooohhh I missed the risotto bit, what recipe did you use, DH would eat risotto if it had prawns in it

[Olive]

i cheated and made it in the microwave but it was delish...

Working woman's risotto

1 tbs olive oil
1 large brown onion, finely chopped
220g (1 cup) arborio rice
200g small cup mushrooms, thinly sliced
625ml (2 1/2 cups) chicken stock
125ml (1/2 cup) dry white wine
850g green prawns, peeled, coarsely chopped
30g butter
2 tbs chopped fresh continental parsley
Method
Combine the oil and onion in a deep microwave-safe dish. Cover and cook on High/800watts/100% for 4 minutes.
Add the rice, mushroom, stock and wine. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Cook, covered, on High/800watts/100% for 10 minutes. Stir. Cook, covered, on High/800watts/100% for a further 10 minutes.
Add the prawns, butter and half the parsley. Stir to combine. Set aside, covered, for 5 minutes or until the prawns are cooked through. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley to serve

i added zuchinni and parmasen cheese!
i also added more water when i added the prawns and cooked for another minute, im paranoid about not cooking seafood properly, i also took out portions for the girls prior to adding the prawns

[[M]umma[M]ia]

at the restaurant, we always sat them under cold running water. So u did well


p.s eww yuk prawns lol

[*Beema*]

ooohh thankyou for sharing the recipe, I have never seen a microwave risotto recipe