- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Serving: 2 Persons
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 477
- Carbohydrate Content: 69g
- Fat Content: 16g
- Fiber Content: 7g
- Protein Content: 13g
- Saturated Fat Content: 9g
- Sodium Content: 1.12g
- Sugar Content: 12g
Fennel & lemon risotto Recipe
Fennel & lemon risotto is a Risotto recipe for 2 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has fennel bulb, butter and onion.
Ingredients
- Garlic Clove - 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- Parmesan - 25g parmesan or vegetarian alternative, grated
- Onion - 1 onion, finely chopped
- Vegetable Stock - 550ml hot vegetable stock
- Lemon - zest 1 lemon
- Butter - 1 tbsp butter, plus a knob
- Prawn - small handful cooked, peeled prawns per portion
- Fennel Bulb - 1 large fennel bulb, base trimmed
- Risotto Rice - 140g risotto rice
- White Wine - 175ml white wine
Instructions
- Chop any green leafy fennel fronds and set aside. Cut off the stalk-like fennel top, remove the outer layers and finely chop both. Heat 1 tbsp butter in a frying pan and cook the onion, garlic and chopped fennel until soft but not coloured.
- Add the rice and stir for 1 min. Pour over most of the wine and simmer until evaporated. Add 500ml of the hot stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring between each addition until it is absorbed.
- Meanwhile, slice remaining fennel and fry in knob of butter until browned. Add remaining stock and wine and cook until tender.
- When the rice is cooked, stir in the zest, Parmesan and some seasoning. Take off the heat and set aside, covered, for 2 mins. Serve in bowls, topped with the fennel fronds and cooked fennel, stirring the prawns through if using.
