Mary Berry’s Celery, Blue Cheese and Sage Risotto
Mary Berry's flavourful one-pot risotto can be prepped, cooked and on the table in just 45 minutes. Use rennet-free blue cheese for a fully vegetarian dish.
From the book
Mary Berry Cook and Share
120 recipes designed for sharing with friends and family
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From sharing platter dishes and classic bakes, to decadent brunch ideas and Sunday roasts
Introduction
A complete midweek meal, prepared and cooked in under three-quarters of an hour. You can use any blue cheese you have left over or choose the one you like best.
Ingredients
| 2 tbsp | olive oil |
| 2 | onions, finely chopped |
| 5 | celery sticks, diced |
| 2 | garlic cloves, crushed |
| 200g (7oz) | small chestnut mushrooms, sliced |
| 275g (10oz) | risotto rice |
| 250ml (9fl oz) | white wine |
| 750ml (1⅓pints) | hot vegetable stock |
| 150g (5oz) | frozen petits pois |
| 115g (4oz) | blue cheese, e.g. Stilton or dolcelatte, coarsely grated |
| 2 tsbp | chopped sage, plus a few extra leaves to garnish |
| A knob of | butter |
Method
Heat the oil in a deep frying pan over a high heat. Add the onions and celery and fry for 4–5 minutes, to soften. Add the garlic and mushrooms and fry for a further 2–3 minutes. Add the rice and stir into the vegetables.
Pour in the wine and let it bubble for 1–2 minutes until reduced. Add a ladleful of the hot stock and continue to add all the stock, a little at a time, until the liquid has absorbed. This will take about 15–20 minutes.
Add the petits pois and cook for a few minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the cheese and sage. Season with a little salt and plenty of ground black pepper. Leave to stand for 2 minutes until the cheese has melted.
Melt the butter in a small pan over a high heat and fry a few sage leaves until crisp.
Serve the risotto hot in warm bowls with the crispy sage leaves to garnish.
Mary’s Tips: Best made and served. Not suitable for freezing
