Vegetable Risotto
Ingredients | ||||||
1 1/2 Cups
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Vegetable Stock | Maggi Stock Cubes | ||||
2 Cups
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Aborio Rice | |||||
100g
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Semi Sun-Dried tomatoes | Chopped | ||||
3/4 Tbsp
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Olive Oil | |||||
1 medium
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Zucchini | Home grown | ||||
1/2
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Brown Onion | |||||
1 can
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Chopped Tomatoes | SPC, Garlic + Black Pepper | ||||
1 medium
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Carrot | Finely Chopped | ||||
handful
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Mushrooms | Chopped | ||||
1/2
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Green Capsicum | Finely Chopped | ||||
Black Pepper | Freshly Ground | |||||
Salt | Freshly Ground | |||||
1 dessertspoon
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Garlic butter | |||||
10-12 Leaves
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Basil | Fresh | ||||
1/2 tspn
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Basil | Ground | ||||
1/2 tspn
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Coriander | Ground | ||||
Method | ||||||
Combine 3 cups boiling water with 2 teaspoons vege (or chicken) stock powder in saucepan, keep on minimal heat | ||||||
Pre-heat frypan, then heat oil | ||||||
Saute onion, garlic for 1 minute. Season w/ salt + pepper | ||||||
Add capsicum | Stir one minute | |||||
Add rice | Stir until rice begins to crack | |||||
Add Carrot | ||||||
Add zucchini | ||||||
Begin to add stock, one ladlefull at a time | ||||||
Add half of tomatoes | ||||||
Add mushrooms | ||||||
Once liquid reduced, keep adding stock + tomatoes | ||||||
Just before removing heat; | ||||||
Add sun dried tomatoes | ||||||
Variations | ||||||
Frozen peas/corn | ||||||
Mini tomatoes ("Big Tom") instead of sun dried |