Pea shoot risotto

SERVES 4

PREP TIME 15 minutes

COOK TIME 30 minutes

Where possible, I like to make use of more than one part of the 工場/植物s I grow, and pea shoots are a particular favourite of 地雷 for their beauty and excellent flavour. This recipe comes from my 広大な/多数の/重要な friend 物陰/風下 Hallman who lives in Fort 価値(がある), Texas, where she has a wonderful コンテナ garden. The risotto is a real taste of 早期に summer, and a 広大な/多数の/重要な way to show off tender young vegetables at their best. You could also use young 幅の広い beans and 幅の広い bean 最高の,を越すs in 新規加入 to, or instead of, the peas. This is delicious with a lightly seasoned baby-leaf salad dressed 簡単に with olive oil.

Serve garnished with the reserved pea shoots, if using, and the extra parmesan to sprinkle over

Serve garnished with the reserved pea shoots, if using, and the extra parmesan to ぱらぱら雨 over

1 tbsp vegetable oil

small piece of butter

5 spring onions, finely chopped

50g pea shoots

300g risotto rice

1.2 litres warm vegetable 在庫/株

100g sugar snap peas, halved on the diagonal if large

30g grated parmesan cheese, 加える extra for serving

1 tbsp cr?me fra?che

salt and pepper

  • Heat the oil and butter in a pan over a medium heat, 追加する the spring onions and cook for about 2 minutes until translucent.
  • 一方/合間, finely chop the pea shoots, reserving a few and leaving them whole for a garnish, if 願望(する)d.
  • 追加する the risotto rice to the pan and cook gently for 2 minutes, stirring all the time, without colouring. 追加する a ladleful of 在庫/株, 動かす through and continue cooking at a gentle 泡 until the liquid has been 吸収するd. Repeat the 過程, 徐々に 追加するing the 在庫/株 ? a ladleful at a time ? until about two-thirds of the 在庫/株 has been used. This will take about 20 minutes.
  • At this point, 追加する the sugar snap peas, then continue 追加するing the 在庫/株, a ladleful at a time, until it is all used up ? this will take about 5 minutes more. The rice should be cooked through but still 保持する a slight bite.
  • 動かす in the parmesan, cr?me fra?che and chopped pea shoots and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve garnished with the reserved pea shoots, if using, and the extra parmesan to ぱらぱら雨 over.

GROWING PEAS

These are a wonderful 新規加入 to the コンテナ garden. If you 選ぶ the pods 定期的に the 工場/植物 will keep producing more, giving you a good 産する/生じる from a 比較して small space. The shoots are delicious, too, 追加するd to salads, pasta or risotto. In the garden we have Hurst Green 軸 peas but they do 井戸/弁護士席 in a マリファナ, too. I also grow the Sugar Ann variety, which, as the 指名する 示唆するs, is a very 甘い pea.

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