Brad's Butternut, English Pea and Prawn Risotto.
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You can cook Brad's Butternut, English Pea and Prawn Risotto using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Brad's Butternut, English Pea and Prawn Risotto
- Prepare 1 lb of 16-21 count prawns, remove all shell.
- Prepare 2 clove of minced garlic, divided.
- You need to taste of Sea salt, black pepper.
- It's 1 of shallot, minced.
- You need 1 cup of cubed butternut squash, about 1/2 inch.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of butternut squash puree.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of English peas, thawed. If fresh blanch.
- You need 6 strips of bacon, chopped and cooked.
- It's 1 cup of arborio rice.
- You need 3/4 cup of white wine, I used pinot griggio.
- It's 4 cups of warm chicken stock.
- You need 1/3 cup of shredded parmesan cheese, plus a little for garnish.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of butter.
It may have been because my veg stock wasn't salty enough?
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Brad's Butternut, English Pea and Prawn Risotto instructions
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Boil a pot of water. Add squash cubes. Blanch them for 2-3 minutes or until you just start to feel them soften a little. Drain and immediately immerse in ice water to stop the cooking process. After they cool, drain and set aside..
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Heat a large frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add 2 tbs olive oil. Add 1 clove garlic and shallots. Saute until shallots are sweated off, but not browned..
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Add rice to frying pan and cook for a couple minutes. Do not let it brown..
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Add the wine, stir very often until it absorbs into the rice most of the way. Star adding the broth, one cup at a time. Let it absorb most of the way between additions..
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When you add the 3rd cup of stock. Add the blanched squash, peas, bacon, and squash puree..
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Meanwhile heat another pan. Add oil. Saute remaining garlic for 30 seconds. Add prawns and season with salt and pepper. The prawns should only need about 2 minutes per side. When done, drain on paper towels..
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Taste the rice. It should be tender, yet not mushy. Just a little bite to it. You may or may not need all of the last cup of broth. Adjust seasoning. Add the butter and parmesan at the end. Mix well..
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Plate the risotto. Arrange prawns on top. Garnish with a little parmesan, and a squeeze of lemon juice if desired. Serve immediately, enjoy..
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Here, EVERYTHING cooks in the same pot, which means the Some see this as therapeutic, other annoying AF.
There's just no way around it.