dad's asparagus risotto

Name: Dad's Asparagus Risotto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1 - onion, medium, chopped; 1/4 - lb mushroom, sliced; 1 - garlic clove, finely minced; 2 - tablespoons butter; 2 - tablespoons olive oil; 2 - cups arborio rice,; 1 - teaspoon salt; 1 - teaspoon white pepper; 31/2 - cups chicken broth; 1/2 - cup dry white wine; 1/4 - teaspoon turmeric; 1/2 - lb asparagus, fresh; 1/3 - cup parmesan cheese, ground

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Recipe by

Baby Kato

@BabyKato

Beautiful Shore Country, NB

This was one of my dad's quick recipes. You can always freeze unused parts of the asparagus for soup or stir frys. This is a quick and easy risotto to make. No fuss no muss you make it in the microwave in one dish. A nicely flavored dish. I hope you will enjoy this dish as much as we did.

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(6 ratings)

yield 4 serving(s)

prep time 10 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Stove Top

Ingredients For dad's asparagus risotto

1

onion, medium, chopped
1/4

lb mushroom, sliced
1

garlic clove, finely minced
2

tablespoons butter
2

tablespoons olive oil
2

cups arborio rice,
1

teaspoon salt
1

teaspoon white pepper
31/2

cups chicken broth
1/2

cup dry white wine
1/4

teaspoon turmeric
1/2

lb asparagus, fresh
1/3

cup parmesan cheese, ground

How To Make dad's asparagus risotto

1
Using a 3 quart dish, combine onion, mushrooms, garlic, oil and butter.

2
Cover and place in microwave on high for 5 minutes.
3
Stir in rice, broth, wine, turmeric and a pinch of saffron.
4
Cover again and microwave on high for 15 minutes.
5
Cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces.
6
Next, stir rice mixture and microwave on high uncovered for 10 minutes.
7
Now with a fork toss the asparagus into the rice.
8
Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes more.
9
Remove the rice from the microwave and let stand (covered), for 5 minutes.
10
Stir in the Parmesan cheese with fork and season with salt and pepper.
11
Enjoy!
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