Roasted Beet Risotto

Roasted Beet Risotto
Roasted Beet Risotto is a gluten free recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 492 calories, 22g of protein, and 16g of fat. It works well as a rather cheap main course. Head to the store and pick up arborio rice, salt, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

1
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.
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Tightly wrap beets in a double layer of foil and roast on a baking sheet until very tender, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Cool to warm in foil package, about 20 minutes.
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When beets are cool enough to handle, peel them, discarding stems and root ends, then cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
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While beets are cooling, bring broth and water to a bare simmer in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan. Keep at a bare simmer, covered.
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Cook onion in oil in a wide 4- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes.
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Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
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Add wine and simmer briskly, stirring constantly, until absorbed, about 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup broth and simmer briskly, stirring constantly, until broth is absorbed. Continue simmering and adding broth, about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly and letting each addition be absorbed before adding the next, until rice is just tender and creamy-looking, 18 to 22 minutes. (Reserve leftover broth.)
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Stir in beets, salt, and pepper(mixture will turn bright pink) and cook, stirring, until heated through. Thin as necessary with some of leftover broth, then stir in cheese and remove from heat.
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Ready In2 hrs
Servings6
Health Score22
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