How Far can I stretch? ... Sausage that is.
Ok, so I'm trying to be thrifty but I'm not really trying to be thrifty. I'm just experimenting really. Since we are all (well, most of us) trying to cut down on our meat intake just a little bit, I bought five hot italian sausages and I want to see how much I can do with them.
First on my list, Risotto. Since my lemon Risotto discovery on Valentine's Day I have made risotto part of my regular repertoire. It took me a long time to get onto it but now that I've kind of got it, I can't believe that it took me so long to catch the bug. Delicious just about any way... and there are tons of ways. I'm trying to think of something that would just not work if you threw it into risotto but I'm having trouble thinking of what that would be. Thoughts???
Also, the food box came today and with it arrived a huge bunch of huge asparagus and some yummy looking mushrooms - let's throw 'em in. I figure, the more crap in the risotto, the further it will go, right? (Also, in the food box was some yummy cheese and some super yummy Cocoa Camino chocolate... oh and some awesome Ace bakery multigrain bread! It was a great food box... SEE...
So, with 4 cups of heated chicken broth, 2 cups of risotto, 2 hot italian sausages and some veggies... here's what I did:
Risotto with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Sausage
(serves 4)
4 cups of chicken or vegetable broth, heated
2 cups of Arborio rice
5 large stalks of asparagus
1/2 a red onion, diced small
3 cups of mushrooms (I used button) sliced
1/4 cup unsalted butter
2 tbsp olive oil
2 hot italian sausage, sliced thin
1/3 cup of parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup heavy cream
Heat a large, heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Once heated add the butter and olive oil. Once the butter is melted add in the veggies and saute in the oil and butter until the onion is just clear (doesn't have to be limp though). Turn down the heat if necessary. Add in the arborio rice and coat with oil and butter (add a little more butter if you need to). Slowly begin to add ladle's full of heated broth, being careful not to add so much at one time that the mixture stops simmering. Continue stirring regularly and adding ladles of broth as needed.
Once the rice is done (takes about 15 - 20 minutes) remove from the heat and add the sausage, parmesan and cream. Check for taste.
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- Wanda Thorne
- St Michael's Choir School is celebrating it's 75th anniversary year of service to St Michael's Cathedral. Part of the school celebration is a trip to Italy where our boys from Grades 5 - 12 will be performing and celebrating Mass. This blog will be chronicling our adventures. Wanda Thorne is the Vocal Coach at St Michael's Choir School. Gerard Lewis is the Grade 7/8 Homeroom teacher at the Choir School.
About Me
- Wanda Thorne
- St Michael's Choir School is celebrating it's 75th anniversary year of service to St Michael's Cathedral. Part of the school celebration is a trip to Italy where our boys from Grades 5 - 12 will be performing and celebrating Mass. This blog will be chronicling our adventures. Wanda Thorne is the Vocal Coach at St Michael's Choir School. Gerard Lewis is the Grade 7/8 Homeroom teacher at the Choir School.
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