Lemon Risotto
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 6 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 3 ½ tablespoons butter
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large shallots peeled and chopped
- 2 cups arborio rice
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Bring the broth to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and cover it to keep it warm.
- Melt half the butter and olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots and lightly saute them until tender. Add the rice and stir to coat.
- Add the wine and stir until it evaporates.
- Add the broth 1 1/2 cups at a time, stirring until the broth is fairly well absorbed and the rice is tender and it looks creamy.
- Stir in the cheese and the rest of the butter until blended it.
- Mix in the lemon juice, zest and parsley.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- I like to microwave the lemon for 30 seconds - it is much easier to get all of the juice this way.
- I put the risotto in a lemon that I hollowed out with a grapefruit spoon. Then, I warmed the lemon with the risotto in it, in the oven so that the lemon flavor would infuse the risotto.
