Gluten Free Sweet Pepper and Courgette Risotto

information

This recipe is Vegetarian, Gluten free, Wheat free and Dairy free.

ingredients

1 large red onion, peeled and finely chopped
1/2 bottle of Italian white wine
2 large red peppers, cored and coarsely chopped
2 large courgettes (zucchini), trimmed and cut diagonally
170 g (6 oz) 2 cups of your favourite mushrooms, trimmed and thickly sliced
1 large sprig of thyme
1 large sprig of rosemary
4 bay leaves
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
1 tablespoon of Gluten free vegetable stock (bouillon) powder
115 g (4 oz) 2/3 cup of Italian risotto rice
340 ml (12 fl oz) 1 1/3 cups of carrot juice
A pinch of saffron
A large handful of fresh basil leaves, shredded

method

1. Place the onion and wine in a large, non-stick pan and cook over medium heat until the onion softens.

2. Top up with water if the liquid evaporates too quickly.

3. Add the peppers, courgettes (zucchini), mushrooms, all the herbs, garlic, seasoning and chilli.

4. Cook for about 5 minutes, then add the stock (bouillon) powder, rice, carrot juice, saffron and 600 ml (20 fl oz) 2 1/2 cups of hot water.

5. Simmer the risotto for about 15 minutes, until most of the liquid is absorbed, then top up with about half again of hot water (different kinds of rice absorb liquids differently, so the amount of water you will need to keep the rice moist will vary).

6. Simmer the rice and vegetables for another 15 minutes or until they are tender.

7. Adjust the seasoning to taste, adding more chilli if you like your risotto highly seasoned.

8. Stir the risotto from time to time, to prevent it sticking to the bottom of the pan.

9. Serve the risotto in a warm dish and sprinkle liberally with shredded basil leaves and black pepper.

serving amount

serves 8


rate this recipe

out of 10    



0 comments
Heading:
Comments:
Name:

also in this category

  (see all 24 recipes)


more information

See the food glossary for information on recipe ingredients and food-related terms, and for help on using cooking measurements, see the measurements page.




home | sitemap | links | privacy | disclaimer | contact
Copyright © 2003 - 2008 www.cookitsimply.com - All Rights Reserved

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

navigation
meat recipes
Beef Recipes
Fish and seafood ...
Game Recipes
Lamb Recipes
Offal Recipes
Pork Recipes
Poultry Recipes
Veal Recipes
other recipes
Bread Recipes
Cake Recipes
Fruit Recipes
Hors d'oeuvres Re...
Pasta Recipes
Pastry Recipes
Pies and tart Rec...
Vegetable Recipes
condiments
Accompaniments
Dessert Recipes
Drinks Recipes
Homemade preserves
Sauces Recipes
Soup Recipes
Stocks
dairy
Cheese Recipes
Cream and milk Re...
Egg Recipes
special diets
Dairy free Recipes
Gluten free Recipes
Low fat Recipes
Vegan Recipes
Vegetarian Recipes
Wheat free Recipes
country
American Recipes
British Recipes
Chinese and Asian...
French Recipes
German Recipes
Greek Recipes
Hungarian Recipes
Indian Recipes
Italian Recipes
Japanese Recipes
Jewish Recipes
Mexican recipes
Portuguese Recipes
Russian Recipes
Spanish Recipes
Swiss Recipes
Thai Recipes
Turkish Recipes
miscellaneous
Grapefruit recipes
Miscellaneous rec...
Search recipes
  advanced search