asparagus, artichoke and shiitake risotto
Though it’s still and gusting the kind of evil, icy winds outside that make you grunt as they hit your face and sometimes (er like last night when I accidentally left the window open and spent most of the night under sixteen blankets cursing these landlords who were being cheap! with our heat! Ok, Einstein.) I swear, I will never get warm again, when I began to make a shopping list for (Julia Child’s beef bourguignon, if you must know), I just couldn’t do it. Winter has really just begun and I began to feel like I’m caving without even trying to cope. This hibernation, it must stop.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Artichoke | 1 medium (128g) | 60 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Shiitake | 1/2 cup (73g) | 34 |
| Asparagus | 6 spears (90g) | 27 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 5 cups chicken broth (40 fl ounces)
- 1 cup water
- 1 pound thin to medium asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices, leaving tips 1 1/2 inches long
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
- 3/4 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
- 2 large fresh artichoke hearts, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices, prepared*
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice (10 ounces)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 2 ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (1 cup, though I used half)