# Branzino Risotto

A delicious risotto dish featuring branzino fish, fresh tomatoes, basil, and a hint of lemon.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 fish Branzino
- 1 handful Cherry tomatoes
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 0 Olive oil
- 0 Salt
- 0 Pepper
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 0 White wine
- 0 Lemon zest
- 1 sprig Fresh oregano
- 0 Butter
- 0 Parmesan cheese
- 1 handful Fresh basil
- 0 Burrata
- 0 Arugula

## Instructions

1. Fillet the branzino fish.
2. Pat the branzino fillets dry with a paper towel.
3. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
4. Peel the garlic cloves.
5. Place the halved cherry tomatoes and garlic cloves on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and add a few basil leaves.
7. Roast the tomatoes and garlic in the oven.
8. Add the roasted tomatoes and garlic to a blender.
9. Blend until smooth to create a tomato sauce.
10. Strain the blended tomato sauce into a saucepan.
11. In a pan, toast the Arborio rice.
12. Deglaze the rice with white wine.
13. Gradually add the tomato sauce to the rice, stirring continuously until absorbed.
14. Add lemon zest, fresh oregano, butter, and grated Parmesan cheese to the risotto, stirring until creamy.
15. Prepare the basil oil by blending fresh basil leaves with olive oil, salt, and pistachios.
16. Season the branzino fillets with salt.
17. Heat a pan with olive oil and place the branzino fillets skin-side down.
18. Pan-fry the branzino until the skin is crispy and the fish is cooked through.
19. Remove the cooked branzino from the pan and place it on a wire rack to drain excess oil.
20. Add roasted tomatoes to the finished risotto.
21. Plate the risotto, topped with burrata, the cooked branzino fillets, basil oil, arugula, and extra roasted tomatoes.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Oven
- Nutribullet blender
- Strainer
- Saucepan
- Pan
- Spatula
- Grater
- Plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK0CD6ry2vo/?igsh=NngzbTBobTBwemo4
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d7a4c57b-6642-4ca5-8d72-aadeed6b38a1
- Extracted: 2025-07-10

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