Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe

Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe. (Vegetarian/vegan). Hello friends, so how are you today?

With the festive season often brings an array of rich food and drink, it can spell a less than merry Christmas for those who suffer from a sensitive gut.

Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe:

Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe. For those who love celebrating with food but also want to love their gut over the Christmas period, Dr Joan Ransley for Love Your Gut has created two new delicious dishes that are full of flavour, colour and gut-healthy ingredients.

With a Brussels sprout, Chestnut and Sage Risotto, which serves as an ideal vegetarian or vegan option, and a sweet Winter Trifle with Blackberries, which is guaranteed to steal the show, there’s no need for eating with a sensitive gut to be bland and boring this festive season.

A risotto is a great meal to serve as a vegetarian or vegan option at Christmas. Brussels sprouts and chestnuts are easily available over the winter months.

Brussels sprouts belong to the family of cruciferous vegetables. Cruciferous vegetables contain a sulphur-containing phytochemical called glucosinolate, which is responsible for the distinctive smell and bitter flavour.

Cooking and digestion break down glucosinolates into compounds called isothiocyanates that have been researched for their anti-cancer effects.

Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe:

A Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe.

Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 180g cooked, whole chestnuts roughly chopped
• 200ml of semi-skimmed milk (or plant milk if making this dish vegan)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 250g risotto rice (arborio or carnaroli)
• 200g pearled spelt
• 125ml dry white wine (optional)
• 1.5l vegetable stock
• 5–10 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
• 75g Parmesan cheese, grated, or non-dairy hard cheese for the vegan version of this recipe.
• 200g Brussels sprouts, halved
• 2 springs of fresh thyme, leaves stripped from the stem

Method:

How To Make Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe:

1. Put 100g of the cooked chestnuts in a saucepan with milk and bring to a simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little before blending in a liquidiser to make a smooth chestnut purée. Set aside for later.
2. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and cook gently for a few minutes until the onion has softened but not coloured.
3. Add the rice and pearled spelt to the saucepan and stir for a few minutes until the grains become coated in a little oil from the pan. Add the wine, if using, and continue to cook until it has evaporated.
4. Begin adding the stock to the rice and spelt mixture, a ladleful at a time. (Reserve 50 ml of stock to cook the sprouts a little later). Continue to stir the risotto until all the stock is added and the rice and spelt grains are firm but not chalky when bitten into. This will take about 15 minutes. The spelt remains slightly chewy when cooked.
5. Add the chestnut purée, half the cheese and half of the chopped sage leaves to the rice and spelt mixture and stir well. Add a little more stock to the risotto if required. It should be creamy and not too dry. Taste the risotto and adjust the seasoning if required.

To Cook The Sprouts:

The Sprouts:

1. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil to a non-stick frying pan together with the thyme leaves. Place the sprouts cut side down in the pan and cook until golden brown. Turn each sprout over and add the remaining stock. Cook the sprouts for another couple of minutes until they are cooked through.
2. Add the remaining chopped cooked chestnuts, chopped sage leaves, Brussels sprouts and cheese to the risotto and serve.

Cooks Tip:

To get ahead with this recipe prep up the ingredients in advance. Begin cooking the dish and stop halfway through adding the stock to the rice and spelt before they are fully cooked. At this point turn off the heat. Brown the Brussels sprout halves and set them on one side. Twenty minutes before you are scheduled to eat, warm the remaining stock and continue to cook the risotto.

Variation: 

Pearled barley can be used instead of pearled spelt. Tender stemmed broccoli could be used instead of Brussels sprouts. Garlic oil can be used instead of olive oil for added flavour. This Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto is vegetarian/vegan. 

Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe:

Brussel Sprout, Chestnut And Sage Risotto Recipe.

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