Caramelized Carrot Risotto

Name: Caramelized Carrot Risotto
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 355 milliliters Arborio rice; 6 mediums carrots, peeled and chopped as finely and evenly as possible (about 3 cups; see Notes); 118 milliliters dry white wine; 1 Tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus 1 tbsp. for garnish; 1 teaspoon roughly chopped fresh thyme; 1 liters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 59 milliliters mascarpone cheese; 79 milliliters minced onion; 59 milliliters freshly shredded parmesan cheese, plus 1/2 cup for garnish; 1 teaspoons About salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, divided; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil, divided; 0 teaspoons white pepper

The recipe Caramelized Carrot Risotto could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. This recipe serves 8. This side dish has 306 calories, 8g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. If you have chicken broth, carrots, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp. oil and 1 tbsp. butter over medium heat in a medium heavy-bottomed pot; add carrots and stir with a wooden spoon until well coated.

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Add 1/2 cup water, 1/2 tsp. salt, and the sugar; cover and cook 5 minutes, or until tender. Uncover and cook, stirring occasionally, until water evaporates and carrots are just starting to brown, a few minutes more. Reserve half of the carrots. In a blender, pure other half with 3/4 cup hot water.

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Bring chicken broth to a simmer and keep at a simmer, covered, over low heat.

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Chicken Broth

Heat remaining oil and butter over medium heat in same (unwashed) pot used for carrots.

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Add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes.

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Onion

Add rice, stirring with a wooden spoon to coat rice with oil, 1 minute.

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Rice

Cooking Oil

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Add wine and cook, stirring, until wine evaporates.

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Wine

Add carrot pure and cook, stirring, until mixture no longer looks soupy.

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Carrot

Add 1/2 cup hot broth, stirring often, until rice absorbs most of the liquid. Repeat process, adding 1/2 cup broth at a time and stirring often till each addition is absorbed before adding the next, until rice is al dente (about 20 minutes; at least 1 cup broth will remain).

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Rice

Fold in reserved carrots (save 2 tbsp. for garnish), mascarpone, 1/4 cup parmesan, 1 tbsp. parsley, and the thyme.

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