Tasty Pea And Ham Risotto
From DonSpain 9 years ago
- 1 Hour to make
- Serves 2 to 3
A delicious taste of Italy
Ingredients
- 60g/2oz butter shopping list
- 100g/3½oz cooked Ham - cut into cube sized bits shopping list
- 1 small clove Garlic - finely chopped shopping list
- ½ Onion - finely chopped shopping list
- 2tbsp Red Pepper - finely chopped shopping list
- 120g/4oz frozen Peas - defrosted shopping list
- 180g/6oz Risotto Rice shopping list
- 615ml/1¼pints HOT chicken stock shopping list
- 150ml/5fl oz dry White Wine shopping list
- ½ to 1 Lemon - zest only - to taste shopping list
- 45g/1½oz Parmesan cheese - grated shopping list
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- Garnish - 1tbsp flat leaf Parsley - chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Melt 45g/1½oz butter in a large frying pan;
- Add onion, peppers & garlic and cook on gentle heat, stirring frequently, for some 3 minutes or so, until softened a bit;
- Meanwhile, ensure hot stock is ready, simmering in another saucepan;
- Add rice to onion mixture and stir for some 2 minutes or so until rice begins to pop;
- Add wine, and continue stirring until almost fully absorbed;
- Add a little stock, stirring until absorbed, then add a little more and repeat the process;
- Stir often to ensure rice stays separate, always allowing rice to absorb the stock before adding more;
- After 17 to 20 minutes add peas and lemon zest, increase to high heat, stirring, until boiling, when return to low heat;
- After 20 to 25 minutes, rice should be moist and creamy but with still a slight bite;
- Add, ham, half the parmesan and remaining ½oz butter, season to taste and stir until everything heated through and the cheese just melts;
- Spoon into serving bowls, garnish with parsley and serve with remaining cheese for sprinkling and crusty bread on side.
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This is fantastic! I served it with ham rather than adding the ham to it. But we ended up cutting the ham on our plates and mixing it into the risotto because it was so good together! Delicious!
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