Champagne Risotto Recipe – doesn’t that sound glamorous – certainly good enough for a vegan valentines dinner
Black is the new green.
When it comes to food. Black rice is an anti inflammatory food with as many antioxidants as blueberries and blackberries and 6 times more than brown rice. During the Ming Dynasty this rice was reserved for the emperors so that only they could benefit, from what they called, Forbidden Rice.
Recipe is courtesy of Day Radley from The Vegan Chef School You can find out more about the school here – www.theveganchefschool.com
Champagne risotto
Champagne Risotto Recipe
Prep time – 15 minutes
Cook time – 30-50 minutes
Difficulty – Medium
Serves / makes – 2 portions
champagne risotto
Ingredients for Champagne Risotto
2 large leek, roughly sliced
2-4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
½ cup vegan champagne or dry white wine
200-250g chestnut mushrooms, quartered
1 cup black gaba or nero rice, you can use arborio if you cannot find black rice
1 tablespoon stock powder
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
A kettle full of hot water
A handful of brazil nuts
1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
Equipment for Champagne Risotto
Saucepan
Method for Champagne Risotto
Heat a large pan on a low heat, add a splash of olive oil.
Once hot add the leeks and garlic, fry gently on a low heat, leek burns very easily.
Once the leeks are soft add the champagne or wine, raise the heat to medium.
Once the wine has reduced to around half add the mushrooms and wine.
Mix well then add the stock powder and 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast.
Add half a litre of hot water from the kettle, allow the risotto to simmer until nearly all of the water has evaporated. Keep topping it up when it evaporates until the black rice is cooked, this can take from 30 minutes up to 50/60 minutes, depending on the rice you are using.
Once cooked through add salt to taste.
Toast the brazil nuts then crush with the 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast.
Serve the Champagne risotto with a scattering of brazil nuts.
Champagne Risotto
If you do try this Champagne Risotto Recipe do let me know how you get on especially if you have it for a vegan valentines dinner
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