Farro risotto with shrimp

Do you like risotto? Prepare a new variation of it! Farro risotto with shrimp is simple and at the same time exquisite. A lot of tomatoes in the dish make it taste rich, tomatoes can be taken both fresh and canned. Not all leeks are used, only the light part of it.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 32 % 8 g
Fats 0 % 0 g
Carbohydrates 68 % 17 g
104 kcal
GI: 12 / 88 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 3 h

Tomatoes are washed, cut into cubes. My leek, cut into half rings. Pour Farro into a bowl, fill with water, wash, drain the water, repeat the procedure again. 

Put farro, tomatoes, onions in a saucepan of a suitable size, add tomato paste. Fill the ingredients with chicken broth and the same amount of water, mix, send to the fire.

Cook under a closed lid for 2 hours, stir periodically, but at least every 30 minutes.

Then add the previously prepared shrimps, salt and pepper to taste, cook for an additional 30 minutes until the shrimps turn pink. 

Pour risotto in portions and serve on the table, sprinkled with finely chopped parsley.

Bon appetit!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Canned shrimp - 81   kcal/100g
  • Boiled shrimp - 95   kcal/100g
  • Shrimps peeled frozen - 60   kcal/100g
  • Fresh shrimp - 97   kcal/100g
  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45   kcal/100g
  • Leek - 33   kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Farro - 340   kcal/100g
  • Chicken broth - 19   kcal/100g

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