Creamy Pea Risotto Recipes

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.

CREAMY PEA RISOTTO WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring chicken stock to a simmer and keep until ready to make the risotto.
• In a skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain; reserve 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat.
• In a food processor or blender, puree half of the peas and 6 mint leaves with 1 cup of water, reserve.
• In a large saucepan, heat the oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until softened, 5 minutes. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until evenly coated with the oil. Add the wine and simmer until almost evaporated, 3 minutes.
• Add the simmering chicken stock about ½ cup at a time to the rice, stirring frequently. Wait until each portion of the cooking liquid is almost fully absorbed before adding the next. Keep gradually adding the stock until the rice is tender and suspended in a creamy sauce, about 25 to 35 minutes.
• Add the mint pea puree, the remaining peas, bacon, and cook, stirring until hot.
• Remove the risotto from the heat and stir in the butter, reserved bacon fat, cheese, lemon juice, and zest. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with mint and cheese and serve.

EASY PARMESAN "RISOTTO"

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the rice and 4 cups of the chicken stock in a Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset. Cover and bake for 45 minutes, until most of the liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente. Remove from the oven, add the remaining cup of chicken stock, the Parmesan, wine, butter, salt, and pepper, and stir vigorously for 2 to 3 minutes, until the rice is thick and creamy. Add the peas and stir until heated through. Serve hot.

CREAMY PARMESAN AND PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan, saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil and butter for 3-5 minutes or until onions are very tender.
• Add rice and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring so that rice will not stick to bottom of pan and burn.
• Add enough chicken broth to just cover rice. Simmer rice, stirring very often {every thirty seconds or so to make sure rice doesn't stick to bottom of pan}
• Add broth as it is absorbed by rice...this process will take anywhere from 16-25 minutes. Mine took 25 minutes to absorb and for the rice to become sufficiently tender.
• When the rice has been simmering for approx 15 minutes add the frozen peas.
• When the rice is completely softened and the liquid is absorbed remove from heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese.

RISOTTO WITH PEA SHOOTS

Steps:

• Heat stock in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and keep at a bare simmer. Heat olive oil in a large heavy-bottom saucepan over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add rice, and cook, stirring, until rice makes a clicking sound (like glass beads tapping one another), 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add wine; cook, stirring, until absorbed. Add 3/4 cup stock; continue to cook, stirring at a moderate speed, until mixture is thick enough that a clear wake is left behind spoon.
• Continue to add stock, 3/4 cup at a time (letting each addition get absorbed before adding the next), and cook, stirring, until rice is al dente but not crunchy, and liquid looks creamy, 20 to 25 minutes. (There might be stock left over.) Remove risotto from heat.
• Coarsely chop two-thirds of the pea shoots; set aside. Toss remaining pea shoots with truffle oil in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. Stir butter, cheese, parsley, and chopped pea shoots into risotto; season with salt and pepper. Divide risotto among plates.
• Top each serving with a mound of dressed pea shoots. Serve with cheese.

CREAMY PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Chop onions. Put in medium pot and saute over medium heat until translucent.
• Add rice and stir for one minute.
• Add apple juice, 1 1/2 cups stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 15 minutes.
• Stir in peas and Parmesan, adding more stock if needed, until creamy.

FRESH CRAB AND PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the stock in a medium saucepan and keep it simmering over low heat.
• In a medium (10 to 11-inch) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallots, fennel, and poblano pepper and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the garlic, thyme, saffron, and red pepper flakes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat all the grains with butter and oil. Add the wine and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, until almost all the liquid has been absorbed. Add 1/2 cup of the simmering stock to the rice and cook, stirring frequently (see Cook's Note). When the stock is almost completely absorbed, continue adding stock, 1/2 cup at a time, simmering the risotto until the stock is absorbed each time before adding more stock. Cook until the rice is al dente; it should take between 25 and 30 minutes.
• When the rice is done, stir in the creme fraiche, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Fold in the crabmeat and peas and cook over low heat for 2 minutes, until the crabmeat is warmed through. Add just enough simmering stock to make the risotto moist and creamy. Serve hot in large, shallow bowls and sprinkle with chives and lemon zest.

CREAMY PEA & CHIVE RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, deep pan, then gently fry the onion for 3-4 mins. Stir in the pearl barley, sizzle for a few mins, then pour in about a third of the stock. Simmer fiercely for 20 mins, stirring occasionally, adding more stock gradually as it is absorbed. With 5 mins to go, stir in the peas. After 20 mins there should be some liquid left and the barley should be cooked through.
• Turn the heat off under the risotto and let it sit for a min, then stir in the cream cheese and most of the chives. Season well and serve scattered with the rest of the chives.

PEA AND PARMESAN RISOTTO

Steps:

• Bring stock to boil in a saucepan, keep on a low heat while you are making the risotto.
• In saute pan, melt butter and add garlic and onions, allow to cook for 5 minutes.
• Add rice and stir continuously over a low heat until the grains start to soften.
• Over a medium heat begin to add the hot stock a ladle at a time, allow rice to absorb all stock before adding next ladle.
• Continue to add the stock gradually , stirring all the time for about 15-20 minutes (mum prefers to cook her risotto for 40 minutes, but up to you).
• Rice is ready when is soft, but still has chalky "bite" to it in the middle.
• Tip frozen peas in (and gammon or other cooked meat if using) and stir in and heat through, about 3 minutes. by this time the peas should be defrosted and the risotto bubbling again.
• Finally stir in parmesan and serve immediately with thinly sliced parmesan on top.
• For vegetarian do not use the chicken stock.

SPRING PEA AND HERB RISOTTO

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat.
• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add rice, and stir to coat with oil. Add wine, and cook, stirring frequently, until wine has been completely absorbed, about 2 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup of the hot stock, and cook, stirring constantly, until the stock has been completely absorbed and a wooden spoon drawn through rice leaves a trail. Continue stirring and adding stock, 1/2 cup at a time, waiting for each addition to be absorbed before adding the next, until you've added all but 1/4 cup of the stock. Rice will be just cooked through and still slightly firm in the center. (It should take 20 to 25 minutes.)
• Stir in the peas, and cook until they are warmed through and risotto is creamy, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Stir in cheese, parsley, dill, oregano, lemon zest and juice, butter, and remaining 1/4 cup stock. Season with pepper. Sprinkle with cheese, and garnish with dill sprigs.

MUSHROOM AND PEA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Bring regular and low-sodium vegetable broth to a slow boil in a medium pot over medium heat. Reduce heat slightly and keep warm.
• Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, pepper flakes, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add cremini and shiitake mushrooms, fresh and dried thyme, and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Cook and stir until mushrooms have released their liquid and caramelized a bit, about 5 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a plate and set aside.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet and return to the heat to melt. Add Arborio rice and stir until rice gives off a toasty smell and appears a little paler in color, about 2 minutes. Add bay leaf, pour in wine, and stir until liquid is absorbed, about 3 minutes.
• Use a ladle to scoop some hot broth into the skillet. Cook and stir until all liquid is absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes, before adding another ladle of broth. Continue this process until risotto is just about finished, about 15 minutes. With the final ladle of broth, add frozen peas and return cooked vegetables to the pan.
• Remove from the heat once the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, yet firm to the bite. Stir in Pecorino Romano cheese and parsley. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed.