Lentil Barley And Rice Risotto Recipes

LENTIL, BARLEY AND RICE RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a large frying pan melt 2 T.
• of butter over medium heat.
• Add the shallots and cook until transparent.
• Add rice and saute for 3 minutes.
• Add barley and lentils and saute for 1 minute.
• Add the wine and, stirring constantly-for the rest of the cooking time-cook until the liquid is almost gone.
• Ladle in some stock, (1 ladle's worth) cook down.
• Repeat until all the liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from heat, fold in cream, cheese, butter and chives.
• Taste and add salt and peppr as needed.

RISOTTO WITH LENTILS

Steps:

• Thoroughly rinse the lentils and rice, being sure to remove any small stones or dirt. Place them in the slow cooker insert along with the water and 1 teaspoon salt.
• In a sauté pan, heat the butter and sauté the onion over medium-high heat until the onion is golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Add the onion to the lentils and rice. Cover and cook on high for about 2 hours, or until both the lentils and the rice are tender. Add additional salt,if necessary, and pepper to taste.
• Top each serving with a drizzle of the olive oil and a generous sprinkling of the Parmesan cheese and the parsley.
• Any good, medium-bodied red wine would be nice with this dish. I might try a Barbera or a young, fruity Zinfandel or one of my favorite easy-drinking Italian varietals, Callaway Vineyards' Dolcetto.

BARLEY RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring broth to a simmer; keep hot., In another small saucepan over medium-high heat, cook and stir the barley for 2-4 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to a small bowl. In the same saucepan, saute onion in oil for 2 minutes. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer or until onion is tender. Stir in barley and wine. Cook and stir until all of the liquid is absorbed. , Add hot broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly and allowing the liquid to absorb between additions. Cook just until barley is almost tender (cooking time is about 45 minutes). Add the parsley and lemon zest; cook and stir until heated through. Serve immediately.

VEGETABLE BARLEY RISOTTO

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a simmer. In a separate large saucepan on an adjacent burner, heat the oil and add barley. Lightly saute: you actually are toasting the barley. Add vegetables to the barley and saute them until translucent. Add bay leaf and garlic. Begin slowly adding broth, 1 ladle-full at a time, to the barley/vegetable pan, stirring occasionally: this will bring out the starch in the barley. As the mixture absorbs the broth, ladle more into the pot. When all of the broth has been ladled into the barley pot, slowly simmer until barley is soft and creamy. Add butter as the last step for more flavor and creaminess to risotto.