Quick Risotto Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time25 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings6
Ingredients
| 5 to 6 cups Vegetable Stock, or Chicken Broth, or canned reduced-sodium chicken broth, heated | ||
| Onion | 1/2 Medium, chopped | |
| 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil | ||
| Arborio rice | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), uncooked | |
| Dry white wine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Parmesan | 2 Tablespoon, grated | |
| Wild mushrooms | 2 Ounce, sliced (OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:) | |
| 1/2 cup defrosted frozen peas | ||
| Broccoli florets | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), blanched (OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:) | |
| 6 stalks asparagus, cooked and chopped | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
MAKING
1) In a saucepan add stock. Boil the mixture over gently simmer.
2) In a large heavy saucepan heat oil and cook onion over moderately low heat for 5 minutes till softened.
3) Add mushrooms or red pepper if desired and cook the mixture for further 5 minutes.
4) Stir in rice and coat grains well with onion mixture.
5) Stir in wine and bring to boil, stirring constantly.
6) Let the wine evaporate, stir in 1/2 cup of the broth.
7) Cook rice over simmering heat stirring constantly till the liquid is absorbed.
8) Add broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Let each portions gets absorbed before adding next batch.
9) After adding the broth, the rice should be creamy. This should take about 25 minutes.
10) Add Parmesan and salt and pepper to taste and other optional ingredients.
SERVING
11) Serve immediately.
1) In a saucepan add stock. Boil the mixture over gently simmer.
2) In a large heavy saucepan heat oil and cook onion over moderately low heat for 5 minutes till softened.
3) Add mushrooms or red pepper if desired and cook the mixture for further 5 minutes.
4) Stir in rice and coat grains well with onion mixture.
5) Stir in wine and bring to boil, stirring constantly.
6) Let the wine evaporate, stir in 1/2 cup of the broth.
7) Cook rice over simmering heat stirring constantly till the liquid is absorbed.
8) Add broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Let each portions gets absorbed before adding next batch.
9) After adding the broth, the rice should be creamy. This should take about 25 minutes.
10) Add Parmesan and salt and pepper to taste and other optional ingredients.
SERVING
11) Serve immediately.
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