Description
This warm and hearty roasted butternut squash risotto is the perfect addition to your dinner table!
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ½ whole Large Yellow Onion, Diced
- 1 clove Garlic, Diced
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Sage, Plus Extra For Garnish
- 1 pinch Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 1 cup Arborio Rice
- 1 cup Dry White Wine (I Used Chardonnay)
- 3 cups Vegetable Stock Or Chicken Stock
- 1 cup Roasted Butternut Squash Puree
- ¼ cups Cold Unsalted Butter
- ½ cups Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Preparation
1. In a large, deep pot or saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
2. Add onion and garlic to oil and sauté until onion is translucent, about 2 minutes.
3. Add sage, salt, and pepper and stir to combine.
4. Add arborio rice and toast for 2 or 3 minutes until the edges of the rice start to look translucent.
5. Add white wine to pan and stir to incorporate. Cook, stirring frequently, until rice has absorbed most of the liquid, about 10 minutes.
6. Add 1 cup stock and cook, stirring frequently, until rice has absorbed all stock. Repeat this process, adding 1 cup of stock at a time and letting the rice absorb it in between each addition, until rice is al dente.
7. Taste the rice in between each addition of stock to see if it needs more; the final product should have a slight bite to it and not be mushy, and the rice and stock will have formed a thick, starchy broth.
8. Stir butternut squash purée into risotto.
9. Add unsalted butter and Parmesan cheese to risotto. Stir until butter and cheese have melted completely and all ingredients are incorporated. Taste and add seasoning as necessary.
10. Top risotto with extra fresh sage for garnish and serve immediately.
