Celery Risotto With Dandelion Greens or Kale
- 7 cups well seasoned chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 6 celery branches, preferably from the heart, diced (2 cups diced celery)
- 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
- 1 to 2 garlic cloves (to taste), minced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc
- 1 cup chopped dandelion greens or kale
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 13 cup (1 1/2 ounces) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Put your stock or broth into a saucepan and bring it to a simmer over low heat, with a ladle nearby.
- Make sure that it is well seasoned.
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a wide, heavy skillet or saucepan.
- Add the onion, celery and a pinch of salt, and cook gently until just about tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Do not brown.
- Stir in the rice and the garlic and stir for a few minutes, just until the grains separate and begin to crackle.
- Add the wine and stir until it has been absorbed.
- Begin adding the simmering stock, a couple of ladlefuls at a time.
- The stock should just cover the rice and should be bubbling, not too slowly but not too quickly.
- Cook, stirring often, until it is just about absorbed.
- Add another ladleful or two of the stock and continue to cook in this fashion, adding more stock and stirring when the rice is almost dry.
- You do not have to stir constantly, but stir often.
- After 10 to 15 minutes stir in the dandelion greens and kale with the next addition of stock.
- When the rice is just tender all the way through but still chewy, usually about 25 minutes after you begin cooking, it is done.
- Taste now and adjust seasoning.
- Add the parsley and chives, and another ladleful of stock to the rice.
- Stir in the Parmesan and remove from the heat.
- The mixture should be creamy.
- Serve right away in wide soup bowls or on plates, spreading the risotto in a thin layer rather than a mound.
chicken, extra virgin olive oil, onion, celery, arborio rice, garlic, salt, white wine, dandelion, flat leaf parsley, chives, parmesan cheese
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014500 (may not work)