Butternut-squash Risotto

Name: Butternut-squash Risotto
Yield: 2 - 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Small Onion, finely chopped; 1/2 cup Celery, finely chopped; 2 cups Butternut Squash, finely diced; 1 Clove Garlic, minced; 1 cup Arborio Rice; 1 cup White Wine (I used New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc), stay away from Chardonnay for this one!; 4-5 cups Chicken Stock; 2 Tbsp Olive Oil; 1 Tbsp Fresh Sage, chopped; Fresh Parmiggiano Reggiano, grated (1 1/2 cups); 1 Tbsp Butter

PaulN @cook_6047903

This Risotto is truly a magnificent dish. Butternut-squash is in season now, so I picked up a couple and tried this recipe today. It was amazing!

It's quite easy, just make sure you follow the most important step: Wait for the rice to soak up the stock before adding more!

This Risotto is truly a magnificent dish. Butternut-squash is in season now, so I picked up a couple and tried this recipe today. It was amazing!

It's quite easy, just make sure you follow the most important step: Wait for the rice to soak up the stock before adding more!

PaulN @cook_6047903

This Risotto is truly a magnificent dish. Butternut-squash is in season now, so I picked up a couple and tried this recipe today. It was amazing!

It's quite easy, just make sure you follow the most important step: Wait for the rice to soak up the stock before adding more!

This Risotto is truly a magnificent dish. Butternut-squash is in season now, so I picked up a couple and tried this recipe today. It was amazing!

It's quite easy, just make sure you follow the most important step: Wait for the rice to soak up the stock before adding more!

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Ingredients

2 - 4 servings

1Small Onion, finely chopped
1/2 cupCelery, finely chopped
2 cupsButternut Squash, finely diced
1 CloveGarlic, minced
1 cupArborio Rice
1 cupWhite Wine (I used New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc), stay away from Chardonnay for this one!
4-5 cupsChicken Stock
2 TbspOlive Oil
1 TbspFresh Sage, chopped
Fresh Parmiggiano Reggiano, grated (1 1/2 cups)
1 TbspButter

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Steps

1

Preheat a saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion, butternut squash, garlic and the celery with the olive oil for about 5 to 7 minutes, meanwhile bring the broth to a simmer but do not let it boil otherwise it will reduce.
2

Add rice to the onion mixture and cook for a minute. Coating it in the oil. Add the wine and cook for a couple of minutes until the wine has been absorbed by the rice.
3

Add a ladleful of hot broth to the rice, stir constantly (use a wooden spoon) and continually adding broth 1 ladleful at a time, waiting for the rice to soak it all up before adding the next ladleful. Season with salt and pepper.Continue until the rice is about 5 minutes away from being cooked.
4

When the rice is just about done, another ladleful of stock and the chopped sage, once the rice is fully cooked turn the heat off. (The consistency should be creamy and loose not stiff and dry.) With the heat off, add the butter and a good amount of parmiggiano reggiano. Taste for seasoning and enjoy!