Seafood and Bay Leaf Risotto

Ingredients

• Broth

  • 375 g (¾ lb) medium deveined raw shrimp, with the shell
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
  • 1 kg (2 lb) small fresh clams, cleaned
  • 5 fresh bay leaves, roughly torn
  • 1.75 litres (7 cups) chicken broth

• Risotto

  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 60 ml (¼ cup) butter
  • 500 ml (2 cups) arborio rice
  • 5 fresh bay leaves
  • 250 ml (1 cup) white wine
  • Salt and pepper