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Walnut & Stilton orzotto with roasted squash & Port sauce
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Walnut & Stilton orzotto with roasted squash & Port sauce

27 ingredients 40 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Walnut & Stilton orzotto with roasted squash & Port sauce

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

565
Calories
9g
Protein
16g
Fat
103g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 18 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Champagne not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Redcurrant not in our table 0
Pumpkin 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

  • 100g walnut halves
  • 500ml vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp sunflower oil
  • 25g unsalted butter , plus a knob extra
  • 1½ banana shallots , finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
  • 100g pearl barley
  • 125ml Champagne
  • 85g Stilton or vegetarian alternative, cubed, plus extra to serve
  • ½ banana shallot , finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 4 juniper berries , lightly crushed
  • 5cm cinnamon stick , broken in half
  • 2 star anise
  • 5 cloves
  • 1 black or green cardamom pod
  • pinch grated nutmeg
  • 200ml vegetable stock
  • 300ml tawny port
  • 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
  • 25g unsalted butter
  • 25g butter
  • 1 small butternut squash , peeled, deseeded and cut into 1cm dice
  • 25g walnut halves
  • pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp light muscovado sugar
  • small watercress leaves, to serve

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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