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PUMPKIN RISOTTO

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

500g pumpkin flesh, cut into 2cm cubes

3 Tablespoons olive oil

Salt and freshly ground pepper

5 cups/1.25 litres chicken stock

15g butter

1 large onion, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

350g Arborio or Carnaroli rice

1 Tablespoon chopped fresh lemon thyme leaves ½ cup/60g shaved parmesan cheese

METHOD

1.Place cubed pumpkin and 2 tablespoons of the oil in a baking dish and mix well. Sprinkle pumpkin with salt and pepper. Bake at 200ºC for 20 minutes or until golden brown and tender. Remove and allow to cool.

2.Place ¾ of the cooled pumpkin pieces into a blender with 2 cups of the chicken stock and puree until smooth. Set remaining pumpkin pieces aside.

Sauté Setting

3.Press the MENU SELECTOR button to the SAUTÉ setting. Heat for 3 minutes with the lid on.

4.Remove lid add remaining oil and butter, heat 1 minute or until butter has melted.

5.Add onion and garlic, cover with the

lid and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes or until onion has softened, stirring occasionally.

6.Add rice , mix well, cover with the lid, cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until rice is glossy, stirring occasionally.

Risotto Setting

7.Stir in pumpkin puree and remaining

3 cups of stock, mix well. Cover with the lid and press the MENU SELECTOR button to the RISOTTO setting.

8.When Risotto & Rice™ has automatically switched to the WARM setting, which will take about 20 to 30 minutes, remove lid and stir through remaining roast pumpkin cubes and thyme leaves.

9.Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately topped with shaved parmesan cheese

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Breville BRC520 manual Pumpkin Risotto
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BRC520 specifications

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