Risotto with peas & broad beans

Risotto with peas & broad beans

Angela Hartnett celebrates sweet and tender seasonal broad beans with this fresh, zingy risotto

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oil and 25g of the butter in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 4-5 mins. Stir in the rice and cook for a further 2 mins. Turn up the heat and add the wine, let it bubble to evaporate the alcohol.
  2. Once the wine has reduced, begin adding the hot stock a ladle at a time over a medium heat, allowing each addition to be absorbed before adding the next and stirring continuously. The rice should always be moist, but not swimming in liquid. The process of adding and stirring should take about 16-20 mins, depending on what kind of risotto rice you use.
  3. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and blanch the peas and beans for 2-3 mins. Drain and set aside. Remove the risotto from the heat and stir in the remaining butter, Parmesan, peas and beans with some seasoning before serving.

PER SERVING

476 kcalories, protein 12.0g, carbohydrate 44.0g, fat 28.0 g, saturated fat 16.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 4.0g, salt 0.92 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2011.

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  • 05 August 2011

    almira commented on this recipe

    What a wonderful recipe. The freshness shone out and I was particularly happy to find it as we have a glut of broad beans now.

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    almira rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 22 January 2012

    Preston1990 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved it, just wish I'd doubled the quantity for my family - the wanted seconds. Didn't put quite as much butter in though in an attempt to keep it a little healthy.

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  • 05 March 2012

    Charlotte rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So simple, easy and delicious. I added a packet of smoked salmon trimmings to it. I had slightly more peas than broad beans and I used frozen. I didn't have any white wine, so used 1/2 lemon juice and 1/2 sherry. It served 2 adults, and 4 toddler portions.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1.0 tbsp olive oil
  • 100.0g cold butter , diced
  • 1 small onion or 2 shallots, chopped
  • 175.0g risotto rice
  • 100.0ml white wine
  • 600.0ml hot vegetable stock
  • 50.0g parmesan , finely grated
  • 200.0g fresh peas , podded (about 1kg/2lb 4oz unpodded weight)
  • 200.0g broad beans , podded (about 1kg/2lb 4oz unpodded weight)
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PER SERVING

476 kcalories, protein 12.0g, carbohydrate 44.0g, fat 28.0 g, saturated fat 16.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 4.0g, salt 0.92 g

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