Recipe: Impossible Microwave Risotto
For 2 Persons
Category: Rice
1 ts Unsalted butter
1 ts Olive oil
2 tb Minced onions
1 Clove garlic; minced
1/4 c Arborio rice
1 c Chicken broth
1/4 c Dry white wine
Salt and pepper; to taste
3 Of the following optional
-ingredients:
4 oz Cooked; sliced artichoke
-hearts (fresh or canned)
--or-
4 oz Cooked and drained diced
-bell pepper -or-
4 oz Cooked and drained sliced
-mushrooms -and-
2 oz Minced sun dried tomatoes
-(reconstituted in water or
-oil) -or-
2 oz Minced oil cured olives
-(greek/calamata may
-substitute) -or-
2 oz Minced anchovies (may be
-soaked in milk 15 minutes
-to mellow flavor) -or-
2 oz Minced capers -and-
Saffron; basil or other
-spice to taste.
Recipe By Barbara Kafka (adapted from book "Great Foods w/out Fuss" by
Frances McCullough & Barbara Witt, 1992, Henry Holt & Company, Inc.)
Heat butter and oil in a large soup bowl, uncovered, in the microwave oven
at 100% for 2 minutes. (More powerful microwaves may require a lower
setting.)
Add onion, garlic,and rice; stir to coat. Cook, uncovered, at 100% for 4
minutes.
Add broth, wine, and any optional ingredients. Cook, uncovered, for 6
minutes. Stir well and cook for 6 minutes more. Monitor to be certain that
liquid does not entirely cook off.
Remove from the microwave. Stir in salt and pepper and serve hot.
Optional ingredients may include 4 ounces of the following: cooked, sliced
artichoke hearts (fresh or canned), cooked and drained diced bell pepper,
or cooked and drained sliced mushrooms; and
2 ounces: minced sun dried tomatoes (reconstituted in water or oil), minced
oil cured olives (greek/calamata may substitute), minced anchovies (may be
soaked in milk 15 minutes to mellow flavor), or minced capers; and
Saffron, basil or other spice to taste.
LISAB@BDT.COM (LISA BEGLINGER)
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