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    Risotto with Asparagus, Fennel & Leeks


    Source of Recipe


    Cooking Light Magazine, 4/00

    * Exported from MasterCook *

    Risotto with Asparagus, Fennel, and Leeks

    Recipe By :
    Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
    Categories : Grains

    Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
    -------- ------------ --------------------------------
    5 cups chicken broth (fat-free,
    -- less sodium)
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    2 cups leeks (about 2 large) -- thinly sliced
    3/4 cup fennel bulb (about 1 small bulb) -- thinly sliced
    1 1/2 cups uncooked Arborio rice or
    other short-grain rice
    1/4 cup dry white wine
    1 1/2 cups asparagus soup -- diagonally cut in
    -- 1/2 inch pieces
    1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary -- chopped
    or
    1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary
    1/8 teaspoon black pepper
    1/4 cup fresh Parmesan cheese -- grated
    -- (1 oz)

    Bring broth to a simmer in a medium saucepan (do not boil). Keep warm over low heat.

    Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; add the leek and fennel, and saute for 5 minutes or until tender. Add the rice, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the wine, and cook for a 1 minute or until the liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring constantly. Stir in 1 cup broth, and cook until the liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring constantly. Add the asparagus, rosemary, black pepper, and remaining broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until each portion of the broth is absorbed before adding the next (about 15 minutes total). Stir in grated cheese.

    Nutritional data: Serving size 1 cup

    Calories: 267, fat 4 g, protein 9.1 g, carbohydrate 47.7g, fiber 1.9 g, cholesterol 3 mg, sodium 486 mg

    Source:
    "Cooking Light Magazine, 4/00"

    S(Master-Cook format by):
    "Judi Mae Phelps (judimae@earthlink.net)"

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