Pea Mascarpone Risotto Recipe

Pea Mascarpone Risotto Recipe

Ingredients:

• 200 gm Risotto
• 200 gm peas
• 1 onion
• 2 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon juice of 1 lemon
• salt as required
• 700 ml chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 tablespoon mascarpone cheese
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• dash black pepper

Recipe :

• Step 1 Wash and boil the peas

  To make this easy Risotto rice with peas, wash the peas under running water, drain the water. In the meantime, take a pan, add water and add peas, let these boil for 3-4 minutes then drain the water and blanch the peas with ice cold water. Save the water in which we boiled the peas.

• Step 2 Puree the peas

  Then take a blender, add in the peas ,salt and pepper and some water and puree the peas. Keep aside.

• Step 3 Cook the Risotto

  Take a pan over medium flame and add some olive oil to it. When the oil is hot, add onions and saute till tender and pink about 4-5 minutes. Add the risotto rice mix and saute for about 3 minutes. Then add wine and cook till wine evaporates and keep stirring continuously.

• Step 4 Add the stock and cook the rice

  Then take a laddle and add stock 2 laddles at a time . Repeating as and when stock is soaked up by the rice. Add some black pepper and salt. The rice will start fluffing up in about 25 minutes.

• Step 5 Add some cheese and you risotto is ready

  When rice is almost done add half of Parmesan cheese mix well. Now add the pea puree 2 tablespoons and juice of half lemon stir and mix well . The puree gives smokiness to the risotto. Then turn off the flame and add mascarpone cheese, no flame required as the pan is hot enough to melt the cheese. Mascarpone gives the creaminess to the risotto.

• Step 6 Garnish and indulge in the goodness

  Serve and garnish with lemon zest and some more parmesan cheese.

Tips :

• Stirring constantly will help cook rice evenly.

• Lemon zest is very important to get the beautiful flavors bursting in your mouth.

• For vegetarians you can use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.