Pumpkin is not only a tasty, but also a very healthy vegetable. It has a honey aroma and sweet taste, so it is often included in a variety of dishes. We at joy-pup tell you how to cook pumpkin and blue cheese risotto.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup risotto rice (for example, arborio)
- 300 g pumpkin
- 100 g blue cheese (Roquefort, gorgonzola or another to your taste)
- 1 l chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 50 ml white wine
- 50 g butter
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 50 g grated Parmesan
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Fresh herbs for garnish
Step-by-step recipe for making risotto with pumpkin:
- Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, and cut it into small cubes.
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and fry the pumpkin until soft, about 10 minutes. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Heat the remaining olive oil and 20 g butter in a deep frying pan or saucepan.
- Add the onion and garlic, and fry over medium heat until the onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the rice to the frying pan with the onion and garlic and fry, stirring, until the grains become slightly translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Pour in the white wine and cook until the alcohol has completely evaporated.
- Begin adding the hot broth one ladle at a time, stirring constantly. Wait until the rice has completely absorbed the broth before adding the next ladle.
- Continue this process for about 18-20 minutes, until the rice is al dente (soft with a slight springiness to it).
- When the rice is almost done, add the roasted pumpkin to the pan and stir gently.
- Then add the blue cheese, cut into pieces, and the remaining butter. Stir until the cheese has melted and turned the risotto into a creamy mass.
- Remove the risotto from the heat, add the grated Parmesan and stir again. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary.
- Let the risotto sit, covered, for a few minutes before serving.
Serve the risotto hot, garnished with fresh herbs and additional crumbled blue cheese if desired.
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