Baked Creamy Pumpkin Risotto
Total Time
45 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Rating
4.96 out of 5 stars
(97)
Ingredients
5 servings
- 3 tbsp / 50 g unsalted butter (, divided)
- 1 1/2 cups arborio rice (risotto rice) (Note 1)
- 1 onion (, diced)
- 600 g / 20 oz pumpkin (weight after peeling and deseeding) (, diced into 1.7cm/2/3" cubes (about 4 heaped cups) (Note 2)
- 3 garlic cloves (, minced)
- 1/4 cup dry white wine (or water or broth)
- 3 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken stock/broth
- 2 tbsp sage leaves, roughly chopped (Note 3)
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (, finely grated)
- Salt & pepper
- 50 g / 3 tbsp butter (, salted)
- 12 - 20 sage leaves
- Grated parmesan
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Step 2
Melt 1 tbsp / 20g butter in ovenproof pot (preferably with a lid) over medium high heat.
Step 3
Add garlic and onion and cook until onion is translucent.
Step 4
Add chopped sage and cook for 1 minute.
Step 5
Add rice and stir so all the rice grains are coated with the butter and semi translucent.
Step 6
Add white wine and cook until the the liquid evaporates - about 1 minute.
Step 7
Add pumpkin and broth, stir. Let the liquid heat up but do not bring to simmer.
Step 8
Put lid on (or cover tightly with foil) and place in oven for 25 minutes, until rice is just cooked (firm but not raw) - don't worry if there's excess liquid. If rice is still uncooked, return to oven for 5 minutes.
Step 9
Add remaining butter and parmesan cheese.
Step 10
Stir vigorously until the pumpkin turns into a puree and blends into the risotto. If it's too thick then add a splash of hot tap water. Should have a porridge like consistency so it sags a bit when served (see video), rather than staying in a tall, firm pile.
Step 11
Spoon into serving bowls. Garnish with crispy sage, 1 or 2 teaspoons of brown butter and parmesan cheese. Devour immediately!
Step 12
Crispy Sage:
Step 13
Melt butter in a small pan over medium high heat. Once foaming, add sage leaves and stir gently.
Step 14
Cook for 1 1/2 minutes or until crispy.
Step 15
Immediately remove sage onto paper towel lined plate and pour butter into a heat proof jug (butter should be brown by now).
Step 16
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