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Fennel risotto with pears

Prep: 10 minCook: 30 minTotal: 40 min

Ingredients

  • 2 fennel heads (water, vegan butter, salt)
  • 1 pear
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 300 gr 1 1/3 cups risotto rice
  • 700 ml 3 cups bouillon
  • 75 ml 1/3 cup white wine
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Fresh thyme
  • 2 Tbsp hazelnuts
  • Vegan parmesan

Instructions

  1. Prepare and wash the fennel and dice it
  2. Put the fennel dices in a pot with some water, vegan butter and salt and let simmer at medium heat with the lid closed, until the liquid has vaporized
  3. Wash the pear, cut it in quarters, remove the core and dice it as well
  4. Finely chop the onion and sauté it in olive oil
  5. Add the risotto rice and shortly sauté it as well
  6. Deglaze with white wine and boil it down
  7. Now add the bouillon little by little and stir it in until it’s all settled in
  8. Repeat it until the rice is soft, approx. for 15 – 20 minutes
  9. Add the fennel and the pear and stir them in
  10. Season with fresh thyme, salt and pepper – if you want you can add some vegan butter to it
  11. Roughly chop the hazelnuts and roast them in a pan without oil
  12. Serve the risotto with hazelnuts and vegan parmesan (optional)

Source: frei-style.com/fennel-risotto-with-pears-2