Risotto Primavera
From minitindel 15 years agoIngredients
- 1 onion, chopped shopping list
- 5 cloves garlic chopped (or 1 tbsp jar chopped garlic) shopping list
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, stemmed and halved shopping list
- 8 oz mixed mushrooms, thinly sliced shopping list
- (variety your preference) shopping list
- 6 ounces young zucchini quartered and cut in 1 inch lengths shopping list
- 1 leek, washed very well and thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 cups arborio rice shopping list
- 1/2 cup dry white wine shopping list
- 4 cups simmering chicken stock shopping list
- 1/2 lb asparagus, cut into 1/2" pieces, shopping list
- steamed for 3 minutes shopping list
- 1 cup fresh peas, blanched for 10 minutes shopping list
- (or you can use frozen peas, thawed and drained well) shopping list
- 3 tbsp butter shopping list
- 3/4 cup grated pecorino romano cheese shopping list
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped shopping list
- 2 tbsp thyme, finely chopped shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
How to make it
- In a large saucepan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms, artichokes and leeks. Cook until artichokes are softened. Add rice, stirring constantly, and cook 5 minutes more, making sure rice does not brown. Add wine, stirring constantly, and let totally evaporate.
- When wine is evaporated, begin adding stock 1/2 cup at a time, letting each addition evaporate before adding the next addition.
- After fourth addition of stock is added, begin tasting rice
- . Rice should be al dente when done.
- You need to keep tasting rice, because, depending on rice, you may or may not have to use all of the stock
- . After 4th addition of stock is added, add asparagus and peas.
- After last addition of stock is absorbed, remove from heat, and stir in butter, Romano, parsley, and thyme.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately.
- serve 6
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Great recipe. Love everything about it. Great post. You have my 5.
chefmeow in Garland loved it -
Looks delicious enough for me to eat the rice!
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