Rob Feenies Green Pea Risotto Food

ROB FEENIE'S GREEN PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Place stock in a large pot on medium heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Keep hot.
• In another pot, heat olive oil on medium heat. Saute shallots until translucent (do not brown).
• Add rice and cook for 3 - 4 minutes, stirring until grains are coated with oil.
• Add wine, stir gently and cook until liquid is absorbed.
• Add 1/2 cup of hot stock at a time, bring to a simmer and stir gently; wait until each addition is nearly all absorbed before adding more. Do not stir too often or too hard, as you risk breaking the grains.
• Continue this process until the risotto has cooked approximately 15 minutes. (The ristto should be al dente (firm, but tender), moist, almost creamy.
• Gently stir in Parmesan, butter, and mascarpone.
• Fold in peas and parsley.
• Season to taste with salt and freshly ground white pepper, serve on warm plates.

SHRIMP AND PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat stock.
• In a separate fry pan heat the olive oil.
• Add onion, garlic and celery and slowly fry for about 3 minutes.
• Add rice to veggies Season with s& p and turn up the heat.
• As the rice begins to fry, stir it.
• After a minute it will look slightly translucent Add your first ladle of hot stock and a 1/8 tsp.
• salt.
• Turn down the heat to a simmer.
• Keep adding ladles of stock for 15 minutes, stirring and allowing liquid to be absorbed before adding the next.
• Add stock until the rice is soft but firm Remove from the heat.
• Add butter and Parmesan Stir gently.
• Place lid on pan and allow to sit for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add shrimp and peas and simmer for 1 minute.
• S& P to taste Serve with a bit of olive oil drizzled over the top.

PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan, add the onion and gently sweat for about 10 mins until really soft. Meanwhile, put 100g peas into a food processor with a ladleful of stock and whizz until completely puréed.
• Stir the rice into the onion, increase heat to medium and sizzle the rice for 1 min. Pour in the wine, then bubble and stir until completely absorbed. Continue cooking like this, adding a ladleful of stock at a time, and stirring continuously until the rice is tender and has a good creamy consistency - this will take 20-30 mins.
• Stir in the puréed peas, remaining peas, Parmesan and some seasoning, then turn off the heat and leave to stand for a few mins. Give the risotto a final stir, spoon into shallow bowls and top with some pea shoots and a drizzle of olive oil, if you like.

RISOTTO WITH PEAS AND GREEN ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add green onions and thyme and sauté until onions wilt, about 1 minute. Add rice and stir to coat. Add 2 1/2 cups broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix in peas. Simmer until rice is tender and mixture is creamy, adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls if risotto is dry and stirring often, about 5 minutes. Mix in 1/3 cup cheese; season with salt and pepper. Serve risotto, passing remaining cheese separately.

LEEK AND GREEN GARLIC RISOTTO

Steps:

• Quarter the leeks lengthwise; cut them crosswise into 1/4 inch slices. Remove any tough papery husks from the garlic, then finely chop the bulbs.
• Melt the butter in a saute pan. Add the leeks and garlic, stir to coat then add the wine and cook over medium-low heat until the leeks are tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and set aside while you cook the rice.
• Have the stock simmering. Melt the butter in a wide soup pot over medium heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Pour in the wine and simmer until absorbed, then add 2 cups of stock. Simmer until absorbed then raise the heat to high and add the stock 1/2 cup at a time. Stir and continue adding liquid after each addition is absorbed. When the rice is done, stir in the leeks, cream, cheese, parsley and any minced garlic shoots. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.

LEMON & PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan over a medium heat, then toast the rice, stirring constantly, for 1 min. Add 1 ladleful of hot stock and stir until absorbed. Reduce the heat. Add the rest of the stock, a ladleful at a time, until the rice is almost cooked and stock is absorbed, about 20 mins.
• Stir in the peas, cooking for 3-5 mins, then remove the pan from the heat. Add the cheese, lemon juice and seasoning, then stir. Scatter with the lemon zest, then serve immediately, with extra grated Parmesan.

MUSHROOM AND PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Put the dried mushrooms in a bowl and pour over 100ml hot water. Leave to soak for 30 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid, and chop.
• Cook the onion in 1 tbsp oil and half the butter, until soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute, then add the soaked mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
• Add the rice and stir over a low heat for 1 minute, then add the white wine, if using, and simmer until it has almost evaporated.
• Add the reserved mushroom liquid and the hot stock, a ladleful at a time and stir. Make sure the hot stock has been almost absorbed before you add the next ladleful. Stir frequently and continue cooking for 12 minutes.
• While the risotto is cooking, heat the rest of the oil and butter in a frying pan and cook the sliced fresh mushrooms until they shrink. Add to the risotto with the pan juices and the peas and continue cooking, adding the stock, a ladleful at a time, until the rice is tender and creamy.
• Stir in half the chopped parsley. Serve the rest sprinkled on top.