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Squid risotto with black ink

Squid risotto with black ink

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A classic Venetian dish: risotto colored with squid ink, served with tender seared squid, white wine, garlic, and turmeric.

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Recipe from Rlab, Brunodesacacias~frwikibooks, Louis-garden and 13 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Risotto nero is a classic Venetian dish, made with cuttlefish and its ink. The cuttlefish are cooked separately in white wine, then added to the risotto, which turns a deep black color.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$15.97 $3.99 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.29
  • $8.26
  • $1.10
  • $0.05
  • $0.12
  • $0.37
  • $0.60
  • $0.04
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the skin from the squid, empty the bodies, remove the bones and eyes, and then keep the ink sac and the sac containing a yellow substance.
  2. Peel and chop the garlic, then cut the scallops into rounds or strips. ≈ 8 min
  3. Heat the olive oil in a pan, then add the minced garlic and bay leaves. Once they have released their aroma, add the sardines, which will initially release their water and then reabsorb it. ≈ 3 min
  4. Sprinkle with turmeric, season with salt, and moisten with half of the wine. ≈ 2 min
  5. Once the wine has evaporated, season and cover. ≈ 2 min
  6. Dilute the ink in the remaining white wine. ≈ 4 min
  7. Prepare a classic fish broth risotto. About a third of the way through cooking, add the squid ink and the contents of the other syringe.
  8. Once the risotto is cooked, add the butter and Parmesan cheese, then pour it into a preheated serving dish. ≈ 3 min
  9. Arrange the scallops on top. ≈ 3 min
  10. Serve with spicy oil paint and grated Parmesan cheese. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Squid risotto with black ink

  • Rice for risotto, for a classic risotto$5.29
  • fishy smell$8.26
  • 30 cl of dry white wine$1.10
  • 1 clove of garlic$0.05
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil$0.12
  • butter$0.37
  • Parmesan$0.60
  • salt$0.04
  • pepper$0.14

Total$15.97

that's $3.99 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of whole clams (or 600 g of clam meat and 2 sachets of ink)
  • Rice for risotto, for a classic risotto
  • fishy smell
  • 30 cl of dry white wine
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • A pinch of turmeric
  • One bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • butter
  • Parmesan
  • salt
  • pepper

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