Red Wine Risotto with Peas

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Romantic Dinner

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (113)

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Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

3 1/2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup arborio rice, or medium-grain white rice
1/2 cup dry red wine
1/3 cup frozen peas, defrosted, optional
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
1/2 cup grated Parmesan, plus additional for garnish
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Bring the broth to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cover the broth and keep it warm over very low heat.

Melt the butter in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Stir in the rice and cook for about 2 minutes until the rice is toasted. Add the wine and stir until it is absorbed, about 1 minute. Add 3/4 cup of hot broth; simmer over medium-low heat until the liquid is absorbed, stirring often, about 6 minutes. Repeat, adding 3/4 cup of hot broth 2 more times, stirring often, about 12 minutes longer. At this point, the risotto can be made 4 hours ahead. Refrigerate the risotto (the rice will still be firm) and remaining broth, uncovered, until cool, then cover and keep them refrigerated until ready to proceed.

Bring the remaining broth to a simmer, then cover and keep it warm over very low heat. Stir 3/4 cup of hot broth into the partially cooked risotto over medium heat until the broth is absorbed and the risotto is hot, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining broth and simmer until the rice is just tender and the mixture is creamy, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in the peas and parsley. Add the 1/2 cup of Parmesan. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Spoon the risotto into bowls. Sprinkle additional cheese over and serve.

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recipe Red Wine Risotto with Peas
Yvette Hialeah, FL 09-30-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is such a savory dish. Light and delicious. My family loves this risotto recipe and I will make this many times.
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Sindy Bellerose, NY 09-17-2009
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Great recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love Giada and her recipes! She always comes up with interesting ideas and she's so warm and friendly on her shows. This... Red Wine risotto is so great I wish I thought of it! I've made it about a hundred times for a client and he never wants risotto any other way. Wouldn't change a thing about the recipe.Read more
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carissa garden grove, CA 08-31-2009
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Soooooo very yummy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This risotto was so delicious. My husband had never had a risotto dish and he justd loved it. It's one of those dishes that... you just sit in silence eating, it's that good. I used white wine instead of the red because I had white on hand. We will be making this one again for sure!Read more
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Jenifer Redlands, CA 08-30-2009
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Simple and SO Yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was easy to make and didn't require a million ingredients, but most importantly, it was YUMMY. I used a seven... dollar Chianti wine, and the flavor was perfect. The color was a little funky, but that probably depends on the wine you use. So filling and gooood. My highly picky husband really loved this meal, and even made a good suggestion for turning this into a vegetarian dish by substituting chicken broth with vegetable broth, and of course not using the cheese. Something to test! Read more
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Boris Beverly, NJ 08-23-2009
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Simply amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

There is no need to really review this dish. If you go ahead and make it, you'll see why. I'm not a fan of ANY kind of... wine so I was worried I wouldn't like this but boy was I wrong. It was so creamy and delicious. I paired it with a flounder recipe and although the Risotto took the spotlight, they worked well together. To each his own. Just stop reading now and go and make this!Read more
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A Vienna, VA 07-27-2009
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Beautiful, colorful dish... and delicious, too!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband calls this "Joker Risotto" because the colors come out looking like Joker from Batman -- but in a good way! It's... eye catching and tastes even better than it looks. The recipe makes plenty for two people, especially since it's so decadent. Any more than two people and I would make at least a double or triple batch, especially if you're serving it as a main dish. I would recommend using only freshly grated Parmesan, finely grated (we use a microplane) so it melts evenly into the risotto. I am definitely making this for our next Italian dinner party, since it's sure to dazzle the senses! Read more