Name: Basic risotto
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: For the stock ,Baby leeks, sliced 4,garlic 2cloves,celery, cut into 5-cm long pieces 4stalks,carrots, peeled and roughly chopped 100g,free-range chicken carcass 1,fresh bay leaves 2,Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper ,For the risotto ,olive oil 2T,butter 100g,baby leeks, finely chopped 2,shallot, finely chopped 1,garlic, crushed 2cloves,arborio rice 250g,white wine 1cup,good-quality chicken stock 3cups,Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper ,Parmesan, grated, plus extra for serving 1/2cup

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Beer and tomato risotto with grilled sausages

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

260 g large spring onions, thinly sliced
3 T olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1½ cups risotto rice
1 cup beer
1 x 410 g can chopped tomatoes in juice
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 cups warm beef stock
3 T chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus extra to garnish
400 g smoked chilli free-range beef and lamb sausage, grilled

Method

In a saucepan, gently soften the leeks in the oil. Stir in the garlic and rice until well coated.

Pour in the beer and cook over a fairly brisk heat, stirring, until the beer has been absorbed. Stir in the tomatoes and a little seasoning and simmer, stirring, for a few minutes.

Pour in the stock, a cup at a time, and simmer, stirring, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is swollen and tender with the distinctive bite of a good risotto. It should take 25 to 30 minutes.

Stir in the parsley. Check seasoning, not forgetting that the sausages have a strong flavour. If it seems too thick, thin down with a little stock. Serve with the grilled sausages.

Cook’s notes: You could use leeks instead of large spring onions. The risotto is good with a side dish of sautéed Swiss chard. If you prefer, use chicken sausages.

TASTE’s take:

Risotto goes macho, made with beer and served with good sausages.

This is a test recipe

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