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Risotto
Lemon & Asparagus Risotto
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 bunch
asparagus
(approx. 9 oz/250 g)
2 cups (480 ml) hot vegetable stock
1 leek,
trimmed
and
fi
nely sliced
3 tbsp
butter
7 oz (200 g)
risotto rice
4 oz (100 g)
frozen peas
1
/
2
Finely
shredded
zest
and juice
1
/
2
lemon
Salt & pepper to taste
1
1
/
2
oz (40 g)
fresh parmesan
cheese
1 handful
fresh
basil
Method:
Fill Water Tank. Cut off asparagus tips
with 1 inch (2.5 cm) stem attached.
Add 2 tbsp (30 ml) stock and place in
bowl. Place on Oven Cavity Floor and
cook on
Microwave with Steam
for 4
minutes. Chop remaining asparagus
stems into
1
/
2
inch pieces and leave to
one side. Place leek and 2 tbsp butter
in a large bowl and cover. Place on
Oven Cavity Floor and cook on
P10
for
2 minutes. Add the rice to the leeks and
stir in the hot vegetable stock. Cover
and cook on
P7
for 12 minutes. Add
chopped asparagus stems and cook
on
P6
for a further 4 minutes. Stir in the
peas, lemon zest and juice and cook
on
P6
for 2 minutes. Stir in the cooked
asparagus tips, basil, remaining butter
and 1 oz (25 g) Parmesan cheese.
Cook on
Microwave with Steam
for
3 minutes. Serve in warmed bowls
sprinkled with a few whole basil leaves
and the rest of the Parmesan cheese.
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 oz (28 g)
dried porcini,
4
1
/
2
cups (1000 ml) hot chicken or
vegetable stock
3
1
/
2
tbsp
butter
2 shallots,
fi
nely chopped
11 oz (300 g)
risotto rice
1
/
2
cup (120 ml) dry white wine
salt & pepper to taste
7 oz (200 g)
white or chestnut
mushrooms, sliced
1 oz (28 g)
freshly grated
parmesan cheese
plus extra for garnish
Method:
Soak porcini mushrooms in 1
1
/
2
cups
stock for 20 minutes. Strain the porcini
mushrooms and coarsely chop. Add
the soaking liquid to the remaining
stock. Fill Water Tank. Place the butter
and shallots in a 3-quart bowl. Place
on Oven Cavity Floor and cook on
Microwave with Steam
for 5 minutes,
or until softened. Stir the rice into
the mixture. Add the stock, wine and
seasoning. Cover and cook on
P7
for
16 minutes. Add the mushrooms and
porcini and cook on
P6
for 10 minutes,
stirring halfway. Mix in the parmesan
cheese. Cover and leave to stand
for about 2-3 minutes before serving
on warm plates sprinkled with extra
parmesan cheese.
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