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Creamy Risotto with Lemon, Asiago and Rosmary

Author: Roz

Ingredients

  • 2 green onions/shallots
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1-1/3 cups risotto rice preferably Arborio
  • 1 quart vegetable stock
  • 1/2 lemon zested and juiced
  • Needles from 2 small sprigs of fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic or garlic powder -- my addition
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 4 Tbsp grated fresh Parmesan I used 1/2 Parm and 1/2 Asiago cheeses
  • 4 Tbsp heavy cream
  • white pepper
  • Sea salt to taste

Instructions

  • In a mini food processor, finely chop the celery and green onions/shallots.
  • In a deep pot, heat half the butter, the olive oil, and the celery/shallot mixture until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring so that nothing sticks to the bottom of the pot.
  • Mix in the rice, stirring to coat the rice with the butter and oil.
  • In another saucepan, heat the stock and keep it warm and simmering.
  • Pour a ladleful of stock into the rice mixture and keep stirring until all stock is absorbed.
  • Add another ladle of stock, stir again.
  • Repeat this process until the rice is cooked to 'al dente'.
  • Use your judgement with the stock -- you may not need it all, or you may even have to add some hot water beyond 1 quart.
  • Mix the lemon zest and rosemary into the risotto.
  • In a small bowl, beat the egg yolk, lemon juice, Parmesan (and Asiago), cream and pepper.
  • When the risottos still has a little 'bite', remove it from the heat and add the bowl of lemon juice, egg, cheese mixture.
  • At this point, I also added the garlic.
  • Add the remaining half of the butter.
  • Salt to taste.
  • Check your seasoning and make adjustments.