Prawn and saffron risotto | Rižot od škampi sa šafranom

Risotto for me never seems to have much flavour, or enough flavour. I don't know but they always seem kinda bland, possibly boring. But this one, with the prawns, chilli and saffron is different. This was the first time I've made this recipe (from a Croatian cookbook) and I love the little pink pieces of prawn, the mild flavour of the garlic (even though there are six cloves!) and the heat coming through from the chilli (to my mind, next time I will add another chilli - just to spice things up even more).

But any sort of risotto, even the Asparagus one I made in a previous post, needs to be treated with care. Anyone who tells you that you can leave it to bubble away on the stove top without stirring etc. has never made one. This dish is an investment in time, your time. You can't leave it to make a phone call, you can't leave it to throw a load of laundry on, you can't leave it to watch five minutes of The Bold and the Beautiful. You have to be there stirring constantly, monitoring for when to add more water, and did I mention stirring constantly?

Keep calm and stir your risotto, non-stop! Here it is...enjoy!

Let me know if you tried this seafood and rice delight and what you thought?

Dobar Tek! Zivjeli! (Bon Appetit! Cheers and let's live!)