Zucchini And Basil Risotto
From minitindel 15 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
i love the creamy risotto dishes yum.......its just takes a little time to make ; but oh so worth it !!!!!! courtesy rice and risotto cookbook
Ingredients
- 6- 1/4 cups vegetable or chicken stock …simmering shopping list
- 4 tbsp basil- flavored extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling shopping list
- 2 tablespoon butter unsalted at room temp. shopping list
- 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- 2 cups arborio rice or carnaroli rice shopping list
- 4 tbsp zucchini, diced shopping list
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced shopping list
- ½ cup dry white vermouth shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped shopping list
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese shopping list
- Handful fresh basil leaves torn plush a few to garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Heat half the oil in a large skillet over high heat. When very hot , but not smoking ; add zucchini ,and yellow bell pepper and stir fry for 3 minutes until lightly golden.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds longer. transfer the zucchini and peppers to a plate and set aside.
- Heat the remaining oil in a large heavy based saucepan over medium heat. add the chopped onion and cook for about 2 minutes until softened
- Add the rice and cook stirring frequently for about 2 minutes until the rice is translucent, and well coated with the oil
- Pour in the vermouth, it will bubble and steam rapidly and evaporate almost immediately.
- Add a ladleful about 1 cup, of the simmering chicken stock and cook stirring constantly, until the stock is absorbed.
- Continue adding the stock about ½ ladle at a time, allowing each addition to be absorbed, before adding the next.
- This should take 20-25 minutes.
- The risotto should have a creamy consistency and the rice should be tender, but still firm to the bite.
- Stir in the zucchini mixture with any juices, the butter, basil and parmesan cheese.
- Drizzle with a little of the basil olive oil and garnish with basil
- Serve hot
- serves 6
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
This sounds very good. I have this bookmarked. Thank you.
lovemybirds
in Dayton loved it
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Looks wonderful and sounds so delicious and I don't eat rice much!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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Wow...:)
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