Pea & Bacon Risotto
Fresh & vibrant spring pea risotto made better with some salty bacon ;)
Servings 4 people
Calories 594kcal
Equipment
- Chopping board
- Chef Knives
- saute pan
- cheese grater
- wooden spoon/spatula
- frying pan
- soup ladle
Ingredients
Risotto
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 1 shallot diced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 litre stock veg or chicken
- 75 ml white wine
- 100 g butter 75g & 25g
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 200 g frozen peas
Other
- 4-6 slices streaky bacon sliced into lardons
- 1 handful mint
- 3 sugar snaps sliced finely lengthways
- 1 handful pea shoots
Instructions
- Place hot stock in a saucepan on low heat to keep hot
- In a saute pan on high heat cook onion & garlic in olive oil & 25g butter – 2 minutes
- Add rice, stir and cook for a further minute
- Add white wine and cook for a minute stirring regularly
- Fry bacon until crispy in separate frying pan and set aside – 5 minutes
- Add stock to rice, one soup ladle at a time and stir regularly until you have one ladle left
- Once you add the last ladle of stock, add peas and cook until ½ of it has reduced. Then stir in 75g butter and ½ cup of parmesan *see tips*
- Remove from the heat, stir in bacon leaving a little to garnish the top of risotto
- Top with mint, pea shoots, bacon & sliced snow peas. Sprinkle with a little more grated parmesan and enjoy!
Notes
Tip/Tricks
- always start with the stock hot. If you add cold stock to your rice not only will it take AGES to cook but your rice will turn to mush
- I always make a little extra stock just in case. You need to taste the rice for doneness as it may take a little more or less liquid to cook the risotto. Cooked risotto will taste slightly al dente but you may want a softer risotto so before adding the last ladle grab a spoon and taste!
- risotto can be made in advance too. If you cook the risotto about ½ of the way and then remove it from the heat and spread it out onto a sheet tray to cool you can then finish it within 5-10 minutes when guests arrive.
Nutrition
Calories: 594kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 588mg | Potassium: 260mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1417IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 3mg