Apple Risotto

Submitted by The_Swedish_Chef

"A surprising main dish with the sharp taste of apples and cheese. The first time that I was served this by my dear friend, Claire, I couldn't get enough. I begged for the recipe, made it the next evening, and feel NO guilt over eating it all! Served with steamed asparagus and a nice crisp white wine, it is the perfect meal for friends and family."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 -5 cups chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons of minced onions
• 1 cup of uncooked italian arborio white rice
• 2 cups apples, peeled & diced (1/4-inch size)
• 1⁄3 cup dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons of freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, plus more as garnish
• salt
• nutmeg, to taste

directions

1. Heat the chicken broth in a small saucepan until boiling. Adjust the heat to a steady simmer.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a heavy, large saucepan over low heat. Add onion and saute for 3 minutes.
3. Add the rice and 1 cup of the apples; saute, stirring for 3 minutes.
4. Stir in the wine and boil, stirring, until wine is reduced by half.
5. Add enough hot broth (about 1/2 cup) to just cover the rice. Simmer and cook, stirring constantly, until almost all of the broth has been absorbed, about 3-4 minutes.
6. Continue adding hot broth in 1/2 cup incriments, stirring constantly, until all broth is absorbed and rice is pulling away from the pan. During last 5 minutes, add remaining 1 cup of diced apples.
7. Cook until creamy and center is done. Remove from heat.
8. Stir in last 2 tablespoons of butter with the parmesian cheese, stir well. Serve immediately with additional cheese.

Reviews

[ElaineAnn]

Made half the recipe to serve as a side dish with Famous Pork Chops #376962. This was a perfect combination and made a very elegant dinner. Thanks for sharing Swedie. Made for Pick A Chef Spring 2011.

 

[SarasotaCook]

YUMMY! A great risotto. Creamy, a bit salty and tangy from the cheese and sweet from the apples. A very very nice recipe. The only thing I did differently was to add a bit of fresh thyme right at the end, but that is just my personal taste. And yes, this could easily be a main course, but I served it as a side dish. I roasted some chicken brushed with garlic, honey, thyme and apple jelly, and some green beans on the side. This was the perfect compliment.<br/><br/>Excellent recipe!

 

[Joseph F.]

I did a recipe very similar to this this morning, delicious!

 

[Christian L.]

Pour apple juice to enchance the apple flavor and put the chopped apple afterwards. You do it to maintain the crisp of the apple

 

[GibbyLou]

Wow! This was outstanding. We would like to give it more than 5 stars. Served it as a side dish and it had to sit about 20 minutes while I was preparing the rest of the dinner. This is definitely headed to my Best of Cookbook. Thanks for sharing.