Lemon Basil Risotto Recipes

LEMON BASIL RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat Olive Oil (1 tablespoon) over medium heat in a large pot. Add White Onion (1), Garlic (2 clove), and Celery (3 stalk), cooking until translucent and soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add dry ricArborio Rice (1 1/4 cup) and cook, stirring frequently, for about 2 minutes, or until the rice is slightly opaque on the outside but uncooked on the inside.
• Add wiWhite Wine (3/4 cup) to the pot and simmer until wine has completely reduced.
• Slowly add the Low-Sodium Vegetable Broth (4 1/4 cup) to the pan, adding 1/2 cup at a time. Wait until broth has almost completely absorbed before adding another 1/2 cup. Begin tasting the rice after 10 minutes or so. Once it is al dente (a little bit chewy), stop adding broth.
• Stir in Fresh Basil (2 tablespoon), Lemon (1), Ground Black Pepper (to taste) zest and juice, and Butter (2 tablespoon). Taste and add Salt (to taste) and Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup) to suit your liking. Serve immediately for optimal tastiness. Enjoy!

LEMON BASIL SHRIMP RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp in a single layer and cook on both sides until opaque in the middle, about 3 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and cut in half. Set aside.
• Return the skillet to the stovetop (do not wash it) and add the garlic and onion. Stir and cook until the onion starts to turn translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low. Add the rice to the skillet and cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes, taking care not to burn it. Pour in the wine and stir. Once the wine is absorbed, begin adding the broth 1/2 to 1 cup at a time, allowing the rice to cook and absorb the liquid each time. Stir occasionally as you go and add the salt and pepper during one of the broth additions. After 4 cups of broth have been absorbed, taste the rice. It should have a slight bite, but if it seems undercooked, add additional broth for the rice to absorb and cook until the risotto is to your liking.
• Add both the lemon zest and juice to the risotto towards the end of cooking. Stir in the heavy cream, shrimp and basil, then serve immediately with extra lemon zest and Parmesan cheese on top.

LEMON-BASIL RISOTTO

Steps:

• Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Adjust the heat so that the broth is barely simmering. In another medium saucepan, heat the oil and butter over medium heat. As soon as the butter has melted, add the shallots and saute until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the rice, stirring to coat the grains with the oil and butter. Continue stirring for another two minutes. The rice will make a pleasant tinkling sound at this point. Add the vermouth to the rice, stirring in a figure eight pattern until the liquid is absorbed. Ladle about a cup of broth into the rice. Stir frequently, again in a figure eight pattern, until the liquid is almost completely absorbed. Continue adding the liquid in 1/2 cup increments. The rice will begin to look creamy and opaque. As soon as it begins to lose its bite, approaching al dente, add broth more cautiously, using 1/4 cup at a time, and stirring almost continually. During this time, you might need to adjust your burner: the risotto should not simmer too vigorously, but the broth should look lively as you stir it into the rice. When the rice just barely maintains its crunchy center, squeeze one of the lemons into the rice, using a strainer or your fingers to catch the seeds. Taste the rice. Add as much of the second lemon as you like, in 1/4 section increments. Once you've achieved the lemon concentration you like, add any last small ladlings of broth needed to bring the risotto to its al dente conclusion. Do not feel that you must use all the broth you've simmered! Remove from heat and quickly stir in the basil, letting it wilt a bit in the hot risotto. If you wish, grate a small amount of parmesan over the risotto to serve-- but don't add too much, or the lemon flavor will be overpowered!

LEMON RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the stock and 2 cups water over medium low heat.
• In a risotto pot or large skillet with a rounded bottom, heat the extra-virgin olive oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic to pan and saute to soften 3 to 4 minutes Stir in the rice and add the zest of 1 lemon. Heat the rice for 1 to 2 minutes, then add the wine and cook until evaporated. Add in the hot stock, a few ladles at a time, and stir for a minute with each addition, to develop the starch and the creamy aspect. Total cooking time will be about 18 minutes or so. Keep adding stock each time the pan starts to become dry at the edges. While the rice cooks, peel and supreme or section the flesh of a lemon and finely chop. Sprinkle with a 1/2 teaspoon sugar. When rice is cooked to al dente, stir in the butter, lemon sections, juice of 1 lemon, the cheese and herbs. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and transfer to a serving bowl. Serve immediately.

LEMON-BASIL RISOTTO WITH ZUCCHINI AND FAVA BEANS

Steps:

• Remove fava beans from pods. Bring a pot of water to a boil, and submerge beans for 1 minute, then drain and chill in cold water. Slit translucent skin of each bean and discard. Test a bean for tenderness: if hard, simmer for 2 to 8 minutes, until tender. Cover and refrigerate until needed, up to 2 days.
• Pour broth into a saucepan, bring to a simmer and keep warm. Place a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven and a large skillet on stove. Divide butter or oil, garlic and shallots between the two pans.
• Place Dutch oven over medium heat and sauté garlic and shallots until translucent. Add rice and stir for 2 minutes. Add wine and lemon zest and continue stirring until all the wine is absorbed. Begin stirring in the broth, one ladleful at a time, allowing each addition to be absorbed before adding the next. Meanwhile (after about the second ladleful of broth), place skillet over medium-high heat. Stir until garlic is light gold. Add zucchini and sauté 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• When most of the broth is incorporated, taste rice; it should be creamy with a slightly firm center. Remove from heat and mix in cheese. Cover and allow to rest for 1 minute. Meanwhile, return zucchini mixture to medium heat. Add favas and season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir just until mixture is warm, then remove from heat.
• Add half the basil to zucchini and mix gently. Stir remaining basil and lemon balm or lemon juice into risotto. Place a portion of each on plates and serve immediately.