The fancy name given to this risotto, fra diavolo, is a bow to its seasonings of garlic, tomatoes, oregano and hot red-pepper flakes. These ingredients are common to lobster fra diavolo, a wonderful old-fashioned Italian-American recipe whose origins are murky. Today, shrimp is often used in place of lobster because it is less expensive. But the seasonings are good with any seafood.

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