Asparagus and Clam Risotto
From loriottawa 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Simple to pull together, this risotto stands on it's own as a main course - or serve smaller portions along side a perfectly grilled cut of beef...The stirring takes time, but it's worth it!
Ingredients
- 1 cup arborio rice shopping list
- 1 tbsp butter shopping list
- 2 tbsp olive oil shopping list
- 3 shallots, minced shopping list
- 1/2 cup dry white wine (the same vintage you will serve with the meal) shopping list
- 4-5 cups clam juice or vegetable broth (I use a mixture of both) shopping list
- 1 tin baby clams (or 1 1/2 cups shucked fresh clams, but tinned are fine) shopping list
- 1 bunch fresh asparagus shopping list
- 1/2 cup good quality prepared pesto (make your own if you wish, but it adds a lot of time to the recipe!) shopping list
- freshly-grated parmesan cheese shopping list
How to make it
- in a medium saucepan, heat broth to a simmer
- wash asparagus and snap off the tough ends
- slice into 1-inch lengths and (using a strainer) dip into the simmering stock for 1 minute to blanch. remove asparagus from stock and reserve. Keep stock simmering
- in a large stockpot over medium heat, melt oil and butter together
- saute shallots until translucent - but do not allow to turn brown
- immediately add the rice, and stir well until rice is well-coated with the butter
- pour wine into the stockpot, and stir frequently until liquid is absorbed by rice
- as soon as liquid is absorbed, add 1 cup of simmering stock, again stirring frequently on medium heat until liquid is absorbed.
- continue until all liquid is absorbed, and rice is tender, but has a small amount of resistance
- stir in pesto, clams and asparagus until heated through
- serve with parmesan cheese to taste
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yum! love clams
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