I never even tried risotto before I had an instant pot as it required constant stirring to slowly add the broth to the rice. With an instant pot that is not necessary. If you don’t have an instant pot you may precook and sauté as below and add butter, rice, and broth as below; bake the rice at 375F degrees for 20 minutes, adding other ingredients at end as below. Temple food is always vegetarian with vegan options and no onions, garlic, leeks, chives, or shallots if there are monastics present. Garlic, chives, and or green onions nay be served as condiments for the non-monastics. Celery is usually substituted for onions. However, non vegetarian alternative modifications are sometimes included.
- 1 Bunch asparagus, cut into small pieces or 1 pound Brussels Sprouts ends trimmed and halved or quartered, if large or 1 cup thawed green peas; 2 small heads of red radicchio may be substituted for greens.
- 2 tsp Olive oil
- 1/2 White onion or celery stalk, finely chopped
- 3 Large garlic cloves, minced (optional)
- 1 Tbsp Butter (coconut oil, if vegan)
- 1 1/2 Cups arborio rice
- 4 Cups Broth or water (1/2 cup may be white wine)
- 1 ounce of dried porcini or shiitake mushrooms (optional)
- 1/2 Cup parmesan reggiano cheese shredded
- 4 Cups Kale, leaves stripped from stems and cut in ribbons (optional)
- 1 Cup Fresh baby spinach or lettuce cut in ribbons
- 1 Tbsp Parsley, chopped
- 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tsp Lemon zest
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Lemon pepper to taste (optional)
Non-vegan: Seafood
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined (optional) or fish fillets cut into bite-size chunks
- Old Bay seasoning
- Salt and pepper
Non-vegan: Bacon or Pancetta and Leeks
- 3 ounces pancetta or bacon, chopped
- 3 leeks, white parts only, cleaned and chopped
Turn the Instant Pot on to the saute’ function. Wait about 1 minute for the Instant Pot to heat up. Pour 1 tsp of the olive oil in the pot.
Add the chopped asparagus or Brussels sprouts. Cook until almost desired firmness (2-3 minutes for asparagus or 10-15 minutes for sprouts). Remove the vegetables from the pot. Plunge in ice water to stop cooking, drain, and set aside. Thaw green peas, if using. These vegetables will be added back after rice is cooked.
Add the onions or celery and garlic, if used, to pot. Cook until fragrant.
Add the butter to the pot and melt. Add the rice to the pot. Stir for 1-2 minutes until the rice is coated in butter.
(If used, add the white wine at this time and deglaze the pot). Stir until coated.
Add the water/broth and Parmesan reggiano. Stir in the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Stir well.
Place the lid on top and seal. Manually adjust the timer to Manual > High-Pressure Cooking > 8 minutes cook time.
Quick release the steam when finished cooking. .
Adjust the Instant Pot to the sauté function. Move the risotto to one side of the pot. Add the remaining olive oil to the other side. Then add the kale, if using, and cook until mixture boils. Add other veggies. Cook until spinach wilts. Stir all of the items in the pot.
Drizzle with fresh lemon juice and zest throughout. Sprinkle with parsley.
Cool before serving.
NON-VEGAN: SEAFOOD. Prepare (devein and peel) the shrimp and season the shrimp or fish with Old Bay seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste while the risotto cooks. After releasing steam, move rice to one side and add remaining oil. Add shrimp or fish and cook briefly (3-4 minutes for shrimp and 5-6 minutes for fish), turning to cook on both sides. Add kale and other vegetables and other ingredients as above.
NON-VEGAN: BACON. Add 1 teaspoon olive oil to a large, instant pot, and add the bacon or pancetta slices. (It’s OK if they’re not in one layer, as they will shrink quite a bit.) Saute, turning and rearranging the bacon or pancetta until lightly browned, crisp, and the fat has rendered, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer with tongs to a paper towel, leaving the fat in the pan.
Add more oil, if needed, to the pan that you cooked the bacon or pancetta in, and add the leeks, garlic. Cook, stirring, over medium-high until wilted and soft, about 5 minutes. Add butter, rice, etc. as above except for kale and spinach. Peas or snap peas would be good as would mushrooms.
NOTE: if using 2-quart instant pot, cut recipe in half.
4 Servings.
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