Seafood Risotto Saffron with lemon grass sauce - Featured in Group Recipes

It is very difficult to get pre-packaged Risotto Saffron in my country.  In fact one year ago, there was none.  We have to buy it either from Thailand or Singapore.  I was so delighted to find them in our local supermarkets nowadays. Best of all, they are available in the supermarket near my home now. 

I have made Risotto the traditional way many time so I wanted to try something new.  I had some sole fillet and mixed seafood ready so I decided to try using lemon grass sauce for the risotto and see what’s the result.  Well, as expected it tasted good, the sauce complimented the fish and the seafood very well.  My hubby is always the one who will let me know if my recipes works.  As he is a very good cook himself and have tasted food all over the world, I can tell this must be delicious when he finished everything on the plate. LOL!

Serving: 2

Ingredients:

1 box of pre-packaged 250gm Risotto Ponto Saffron (I like to use the brand: GALLO)

1 250gm packet of frozen mixed seafood.

300 gm sole fillet

1 tb olive oil

3 cheery tomato

2 pieces sliced lemon rind

Ingredients for lemon grass sauce:

6 shallots

½ head garlic

1 stalk lemon grass (serai)
1/2 ts oysters sauce
1/2 ts sugar
1/4 cube chicken bullion

Method:

Preparation for sauce:

Dice lemon grass, sliced shallots and garlic and pound till very fine in pastel and mortar.  Add oyster sauce, chicken stock and sugar and mix well.  Scoop up 1 table spoon to marinate the sole fillet for about 15 mins.  Heat sauce pan with oil and add balance of mixture and sauté till fragrant. Turn off heat. Side the pan aside.

Preparation of the Rissoto Ponto Saffron:

Just follow the instructions on the box. Have the risotto cooked and set aside.

Preparation of the Sole fillet and seafood:

Cut sole fillet into 1 in by 2 ins and 2 cm thick pieces. Brush small amount of butter on frying pan and brown each side about 3 mins a side and put them aside on a plate. Heat olive oil and add lemon grass sauce, add mixed seafood and stir fry for 3 mins.  Add  in cooked risotto and mix well. Finally add the cooked sole fillet and transfer to serving plate and decorate the plate with cherry tomato and lemon rind. I serve this with a bowl of mints leave and egg soup and freshly baked baguettes.  

Cod fillet in lemon grass shallot sauce

Lemon grass is one of my favorite spices and a perfect spice for fish. My Mum's Lemon grass shallots sauce paired with grilled cod fish makes a perfect fusion dish.

Ingredients:

2 pieces x 200gms of cod fillet

1 tb vegetable oil

1 ts oysters sauce

½ bullion chicken stock

2 ts sugar

2 stalk of lemon grass

10 shallots

6 bibs garlic

Method:

Preparation for sauce:

Dice lemon grass, sliced shallots and garlic and pound till very fine in pastel and mortar.  Add oyster sauce, chicken stock and sugar and mix well.  Scoop up 1 table spoon to marinate the cod fille.  Heat sauce pan with oil and add balance of mixture and sauté till fragrant. Turn off heat. Set the pan aside.

Grilled Cod fillet:

Marinate cod fillet with 1 table spoon of the uncooked sauce mixture for 30 to 40 minutes, uncovered at room temperature. Spray a light coat of vegetable oil to the grill pan. Heat the grill pan and place the cod fillets on the pan.  Cook the fish for 3 mins on each side or until lightly brown. Check the center of the fish for doneness.  The color should be barely opague.  Remove the fish from the grill pan and transfer to serving plate.  Heat up the cooked sauce mixture in the sauce pan and pour onto the cod fillets and serve immediately.