Pastawithcarrotsrisottostyle Recipes

PARMESAN-CARROT RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring broth and 2 cups water to a bare simmer over medium.
• In a large saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium. Add onion and carrots; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in rice. Add wine; cook, stirring, until absorbed, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add 2 cups hot broth; simmer over medium-low, stirring frequently, until mostly absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes. Continue to add broth, 1 cup at a time, stirring occasionally, until absorbed before adding more. Cook until rice is creamy and just tender, about 20 minutes (you may not need all the broth).
• Remove risotto from heat. Stir in Parmesan and 1 tablespoon butter, and season with salt and pepper.

ROASTED CARROT AND ONION RISOTTO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the carrots, onion and ginger with 2 tablespoons of oil, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper on a baking sheet. Roast until the vegetables are tender and lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the chicken broth with 3 cups water in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Keep it just under a simmer. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in another medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until the rice is translucent, about 1 minute. Add the wine and simmer, stirring, until the wine is fully absorbed, about 2 minutes. Add the thyme sprigs and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Add about 1/2 cup warm broth. Cook, stirring, until the broth is almost absorbed. Continue adding broth, 1/2 cup at a time, and stirring until all of the broth has been incorporated and the rice is tender, but not mushy, about 25 minutes total. Stir in the butter, a few cubes at a time, until melted and the risotto is creamy.
• Roughly chop half of the roasted vegetables and stir them into the risotto. Spoon into bowls and garnish with the remaining vegetables and fresh thyme if using.

PASTA WITH CHICKEN, RISOTTO-STYLE

Steps:

• Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. When hot, add shallot, garlic, and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms soften and begin to brown on edges, about 10 minutes. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is glossy and coated with oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Add a little salt and pepper, then wine. Stir and let liquid bubble away.
• Ladle stock into skillet 1/2 cup or so at a time, stirring after each addition, and every minute or so. When liquid is just about evaporated, add more. Mixture should be neither soupy nor dry. Keep heat at medium and stir frequently.
• Begin tasting pasta 10 minutes after you add it; you want it to be tender but with a tiny bit of crunch. When pasta is about 3 to 4 minutes away from being done, add chicken and stir to combine. Continue to cook until chicken is done, it will be white on inside when cut and pasta is how you like it.
• Taste, adjust seasoning, garnish with parsley and parmesan if using, and serve.

RISOTTO WITH GARLIC AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Bring the broth to a boil over high heat.
• Cover; reduce to low and keep at a simmer.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the rice and stir for about 1 minute to coat all grains.
• Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
• Add about 1/2-cup of the simmering broth and stir well.
• Stir often until the liquid is absorbed.
• Add another 1/2-cup of the broth and repeat the process.
• It should take about 30 minutes until the last of the broth is absorbed.
• Regulate the heat if it appears that the liquid is absorbed too fast.
• When the rice is done, add the Parmesan cheese and stir well to combine.
• Garnish with the parsley.
• Serve immediately.

BROKEN SPAGHETTI RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; add spaghetti and toast, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir garlic into spaghetti pieces and cook for 30 seconds.
• Pour in 1/2 cup broth and increase heat to medium high. Stir spaghetti and broth until all the liquid is absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat this process until all of the stock is absorbed and noodles are desired tenderness, about 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low. Season spaghetti with salt and red pepper flakes to taste. Remove from heat.
• Stir Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and parsley into spaghetti and serve.