Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed, plus 2 whole cloves
  • 1/2 white onion, diced
  • 1 1/8 cup Arborio rice
  • 1/4 cup sauvignon blanc or other white wine
  • Salt
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • Black truffle oil, for drizzling
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 2 teaspoons mascarpone
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon vanilla-infused olive oil, plus more for serving
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 2 lobster tails, split
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 10 jumbo shrimp
  • 2 limes

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a skillet over low heat.
  • Stir in the garlic and onions.
  • Cook 1 minute.
  • Add the rice, stirring to coat with oil, about 2 minutes.
  • When the rice has taken on a pale golden color, pour in the white wine, stirring constantly until the wine is fully absorbed, and then add a dash of salt.
  • Add 1/2 cup broth to the rice, and stir until the broth is absorbed.
  • Continue adding the broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring continuously, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente, 15 to 17 minutes.
  • Stir in the Parmesan and mascarpone.
  • Finish with the black truffle oil, salt and pepper to taste.
  • In a frying pan, add 1/4 cup vanilla-infused olive oil, the 2 whole garlic cloves and the thyme and heat for 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat.
  • Place the lobster tails in the pan flesh-side down and sear until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
  • Flip over and spoon some infused oil onto the lobster tails.
  • Place the pan into the oven and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Once cooked, remove the lobster tails from the pan and place the pan back on the stovetop.
  • On low heat, add the remaining 1 tablespoon vanilla-infused olive oil and diced tomatoes.
  • Remove the seeds from the vanilla bean and mix the seeds into the tomato and oil mixture.
  • Take the shrimp and remove the tails.
  • Once the tails are removed, add them into the pan for 3 to 4 minutes, turning occasionally until cooked.
  • Spoon the risotto onto plates and place the lobster tails onto the risotto.
  • Place the shrimp on the risotto and spoon the tomato mixture on top of the risotto.
  • Once plated, cut the lime in half and serve with half a lime on each plate.
  • Drizzle more vanilla-infused olive oil on and around each plate and serve.
  • This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and may have been scaled down from a bulk recipe.
  • The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.