Pumpkin Risotto

Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, 2002

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Total Time:
1 hr 15 min
Prep
40 min
Cook
35 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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For Halloween with my friends Siegfried and Roy, we decorated individual servings of the finished risotto by drizzling on reduced beet juice that looked like deep red blood! You could also reduce tomato juice for the same effect. Making risotto requires your full attention. Though the rice can be partially cooked in advance and cooled, the finishing process is so precise that the risotto cannot wait for your guests, but rather your guests have to wait for the risotto.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 2 cups arborio rice
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • About 6 cups of hot chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 1 butternut squash, one half baked in the oven and then pureed; the other half, peeled, cut into small dice, and Sauteed in a little oil and butter until tender
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Directions

In a medium-size heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute, stirring continuously, just until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the rice and continue to stir, using a wooden spoon, to coat the rice with the oil.

Add the white wine and continue cooking, stirring often, until it has been absorbed by the rice. Pour in enough chicken stock to cover the rice completely, about 3 cups, and continue to cook, stirring often, until all the liquid is absorbed.

Pour in 1 cup more of the remaining stock and stir and cook until it has been absorbed. Repeat with 1 more cup. Add the remaining cup and cook, stirring, until the rice is al dente, tender but still very chewy, and most of the liquid has been absorbed.

Stir in the pumpkin puree and the diced pumpkin and reduce the heat to very low so that the risotto doesn't simmer anymore. Stir in the Parmesan and butter to give the risotto a nice, creamy finish. Spoon it immediately into heated shallow serving bowls.

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  • on December 09, 2012

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    The pumpkin risotto recipe is incredible. The only modification that I made and recommend is to add two cups of pumpkin ( i use the squash sold in Spain instead since i live here and not one.
    Scrumptous! By the way, i boil the squash whole and then use it for several recipes .
    I was quite recently dining in the emblematic "four seasons restaurant " in nyc, and they served an amazing pumpkin risotto.
    This risotto recipe is a close second.
    My family all agree.

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  • on October 17, 2011

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    I cooked this recipe for a book club dinner and everyone loved it. I used a good chardonnay, and you could taste it. The recipe was easy, but allow enough time. It sat in the pot for awhile and was still fine. People couldn't believe I started from "scratch"!

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  • on October 09, 2011

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    I made no changes to this and it was fantastic! I've made risotto before but WOW I'm a happy girl. Perfect for the fall.

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