- Stir the rice in butter or oil until opaque.

- Stir in shellfish cooking liquid.

- Continue to add liquid, adding more as the rice absorbs it.

- Stir in the saffron with its soaking liquid.

- Continue to cook until the risotto has the consistency you like and the rice is just cooked through.

- Arrange the risotto on heated plates and add the shellfish.

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