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Risotto with Biltong and Peppers Recipe
Risotto is traditionally associated with Italian cuisine, but being so versatile, we have added biltong to give it a South African flavour.
Serves
Serves: 2 adults and 2 children
Recipe Ingredients
- 250 g pouch SPAR Freshline butternut (‘Veg For Two’ range)
- 15 ml SPAR olive oil
- 15 ml SPAR butter
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 250 g risotto (Arborio) rice
- 75 ml white wine
- 500 ml hot vegetable stock
- 125 ml SPAR milk
- 50 g shaved biltong, chopped
- 4 piquanté peppers, chopped
Recipe Method
- Cook the butternut according to the microwave instructions on the packet.
- Heat the oil and butter together in a medium-sized pot. Fry the onion gently until transluscent. Stir in the rice to ensure each grain is coated.
- Pour on the wine and cook it off briefly.
- Slowly begin stirring in the hot stock, 100 ml at a time, stirring continuously to a creamy mixture for 20 minutes, or until all the stock has been added, and the rice grains are just tender. Stir in the milk and cook 5 minutes more.
- Add in the biltong, piquanté peppers; and cooked butternut. Heat through and serve immediately as a main course in flat bowls, or as a rice side-dish firmly firmly packed into greased ramekin dishes, then abruptly turning them upside down onto the plate and lifting the dish away.
Hints & Tips
The secret to a successful risotto is continual stirring with the slow addition of hot stock. Do not rush this process.
Recommended wine: a dry White or young Merlot
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