Let's Make Spring Risotto

Hi friends,

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video!

It was so wonderful to cook with you. What should our next live workshop be? Dinner or Baking?

This time we made a spring asparagus risotto. what is a risotto you ask?

Risotto is a naturally gluten free creamy northern Italian rice dish made with short grain starchy rice (like Arborio, Vialone Nano or Carnaroli - i’ve even used sushi rice in a pinch, don’t tell your Italian friends).

You add stock or broth to the rice little by little and as you stir the starch is released from the rice and mixes with the stock to create a creamy dreamy dish. A dish that still has a little bite and texture to the rice.

It basically makes its own sauce as you stir!

I’ve used asparagus here, but you can use other vegetables or flavorings: peas, carrots, pumpkin, saffron, herbs, tomato, zucchini, red wine, radicchio, mushrooms, just parm, there are so many options.

Check out the epic tri-color risotto from the movie “Big Night.” (Which if you haven’t seen you should watch immediately)

I’ve added the asparagus near the end as it’s a quick cooking vegetable - peas would be the same, but if you decide to use something like diced butternut squash, you’ll need to add that earlier with the onions as it takes much longer to cook through.

Risotto has a reputation for taking a super long time to cook- lies!!! You can make a luscious dinner in 20-25 minutes.

I mean check it out my video is 35 minutes long but I was talking to you the whole time.

There’s just one very simple tip to cut tons of cooking time…it’s in the video, friends and it’s crucial- don’t miss it!

I have the full recipe from the workshop for you below. In 48 hours I’ll move this to the cooking class page with many other on demand workshops like Neopolitan Style Pizza, Gluten Free Bagels and of course Gluten Free Artisan Style Bread!

Happy Cooking!

Rachel

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Risotto with Asparagus and Lemon
Serves 4