Chestnut and Bacon Risotto With Savoy Cabbage
This combination is so autumnal. Roast your own chestnuts if you wish or you can buy cooked vacuum-packed chestnuts at specialty stores. This is rich, filling risotto from Food and Drink. This will serve two as a main course, or four as a side dish. :)
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 3cups chicken stock
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 3 1⁄2
- 1
- 4
- 3⁄4cup arborio rice
- 2tablespoons dry vermouth
- 7ounces cooked chestnuts
- 1
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1tablespoon unsalted butter
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DIRECTIONS
- Pour the chicken stock into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium saucepan.
- Add the bacon, onion and celery, cooking gently until the onion is translucent and the bacon is cooked.
- Add the rice and stir so that the rice becomes coated in the oil.
- Add the vermouth and stir until the rice has absorbed all the liquid.
- Now add a ladleful of stock and continue to stir until all the liquid has been absorbed.
- Continue this process for 15 minutes, adding stock by the ladleful.
- Then add the chestnuts and cabbage and continue to cook, adding stock by the ladleful until all the rice is creamy but still has bite - about another 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the butter.
- Divide between serving bowls and pass the Parmesan cheese.
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