Baked Cranberry Vegetable Risotto Vegan Friendly Food

BAKED CRANBERRY-VEGETABLE RISOTTO (VEGAN-FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425ºF. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Melt butter or olive oil (or a combination of both) in a large saucepan.
• Add onion and cook over medium heat until soft. Add rice; cook for 2 minutes. Add broth and wine; bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients except basil and cheese.
• Pour rice and vegetable mixture into casserole dish.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes or until all liquid has evaporated.
• Remove from oven and garnish cheese and fresh basil on top.
• Serve immediately.

VEGAN MUSHROOM RISOTTO

Steps:

• Pour vegetable stock into a large pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and keep warm.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in celery and garlic, and cook until garlic is fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and Arborio rice to the pot. Cook, stirring often, until rice is opaque and smells slightly toasted, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in white wine, and cook until it evaporates, an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Season with thyme, salt, and pepper.
• Begin stirring in reserved warm vegetable stock, 1 cup at a time, allowing each addition of stock to be fully absorbed before adding in the next, stirring continuously. Continue adding broth gradually while stirring constantly, until rice is tender and creamy, about 20 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper.

VEGAN MUSHROOM RISOTTO

Steps:

• Put the dried mushrooms and stock in a saucepan over a high heat and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and keep warm while you start the risotto.
• Heat 2 tbsp Flora Plant Butter and oil in a wide, shallow pan over a medium heat, and fry the shallot for 6-8 mins or until tender. Stir in the garlic for a minute, then add the chestnut mushrooms. Strain the rehydrated mushrooms from the stock with a slotted spoon and add those too. Fry for 8-10 mins or until tender and golden. Stir in the rice and coat in the vegan butter and oil. Add the wine and simmer for 2 mins to reduce.
• Add the stock a ladleful at a time, stirring regularly until absorbed before adding the next ladle. Keep adding and stirring for 20-25 mins until most of the stock has been absorbed (leave the last bit of stock in the pan as this will hold any grit from the dried mushrooms) and the rice is tender.
• Remove from the heat, stir the remaining 2 tbsp vegan butter and the herbs into the risotto, then rest, covered, for 5 mins before serving.