Pea Risotto | Cookery School | Waitrose

[@roberths7282]

Ad a British-Italian living in Italy I would say that traditionally adding a knob of butter with the Parmesan cheese really helps make the rice glossy and creamy. I’m going to give this a go but will be topping it off with crispy bacon lardons, which I hope will make it like an Italian version of a pea and ham soup!

[@barb4645]

Yum

[@sarahmillson1594]

You shared very good tips :) thanks for the recipe

[@MICHAELT1972]

What a great recipe! Fresh and colourful , love it! Two questions please: 1/How should we ideally cook the risotto? Low to medium fire or medium fire? 2/How long should be the total cooking time(rice in pan) of the risotto? Matthew is mentioning here 2 min to toast the rice and 4 min whilst he's preparing the pea-spinach puree, but how long the rice should cook in that shallow pan? Thank you

[@mypointofview1111]

In answer to your questions: You should cook your risotto on a medium heat stirring from time to time to ensure every ingredient gets to touch the pan and cook thoroughly. Ideally you should add stock or water whenever the stock has been absorbed by the rice. When it has absorbed as much of the stock/water as it can you can turn the heat down, stir in a know of butter and parmigiano (a good handful) turn the heat off, put the lid on and leave for approximately 10-15 mins. At this point there should still be some liquid in the pan, don't worry the rice will absorb this. Season, taste, Season again if necessary and serve. Depending on how many people you're cooking for you should aim to use 11\2 - 2 pints of water/stock in total. This is the classic way to make risotto, buon apetito

[@MICHAELT1972]

@@mypointofview1111 Thank you so so much! 😊🙏🏻

[@roberths7282]

My nonna always told me “one handful of rice per person and one for the pot” (so if there are 2 people then 3 handfuls)

[@orucreis3219]

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[@simonknights7619]

Can you do some other risotto recipes please

[@waitroseandpartners]

We have a few already on our channel Simon :-) This mushroom and bacon one was delicious! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aojVYpuXi72kaJI

[@Miracles730]

Thank you so much, I got Alot from you... Your advise n cooking skills are superb my Friend, Cheers...💐😘

[@DiddlyPenguin]

Very nice. I will have to try it 😋

[@waitroseandpartners]

Let us know how you get on Carol 🙂

[@elacas4813]

Delish!!!! 💚

[@kathymaxted9485]

Looks a very good risotto

[@waitroseandpartners]

Thank you, Kathy. Please do let us know how you find it, if you do decide to try for yourself. ^Nicola

[@CAEO416]

Looks delicious although Italians would not normally use garlic in their risotto.

[@sashafretton1049]

Delicious

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