Tomato Risotto
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1large onion, diced (about 1½ cups)
- Salt and pepper
- 1½cups arborio or carnaroli rice
- Pinch of red-pepper flakes
- 2garlic cloves
- ½cup white wine
- 2cups diced ripe red tomatoes
- 3cups boiling water or vegetable broth
- ½cup grated pecorino or Parmesan, plus more for serving
- 4medium tomatoes, in different colors, sliced
- Chopped parsley, for garnish
- Snipped basil, for garnish
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
345 calories; 9 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 52 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 10 grams protein; 975 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Put 3 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, then add the onion, and season generously with salt. Add pepper to taste, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Add the rice and cook the onions, stirring, until the onions are barely brown, about 2 minutes. Add red-pepper flakes, garlic, white wine and diced tomatoes, and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes more.
- Step 3
Add 2 cups boiling water and adjust the heat to a brisk simmer. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring well with a wooden spoon every minute or so.
- Step 4
When the liquid is absorbed, add remaining 1 cup water and continue to cook for another 5 minutes, until the rice is cooked, but the grains are still firm. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding another splash of water if necessary to loosen the mixture. Turn off the heat, stir in the pecorino and 2 more tablespoons olive oil.
- Step 5
Transfer to a low, wide serving bowl. Surround the rice with tomato slices and season them with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley and basil. Pass more grated cheese at the table.
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Comments
I make Andrew Carmellini’s version. It is summer in a bowl! Rather than simply use diced tomatoes, Carmellini recipe has you halve and roast fresh tomatoes in the oven for thirty minutes or so. Peel the skin and smash. Use the tomatoes, which become super sweet, as the liquid base for the risotto. I use a quick vegetable stock instead of water. I riffed on this recently by sautéing some summer squash separately and adding it at the finish. The result was Italian comfort food at its best!
Or, it might be that the 2 cups of ripe red tomatoes are mostly water, bringing the total liquid up to 5 cups.
I don't know. When I make risotto with a cup and a half of Arborio rice, it takes at least five cups of chicken stock (always homemade!) and thirty or thirty-five minutes to cook. I can't imagine how David Tanis gets his risotto to cook so much faster and with so much less liquid. Or maybe what I can't imagine is the consistency of a risotto done his way. Still, the tomato thing sounds like a good idea--I should try it (with my own proportions and timing!).
This was fantastic! That’s despite some accidents and alterations. I didn’t have vegetable stock so used chicken stock (I briefly considered using water but was reminded by the spirit of my departed father that “water is for the dirty people). I added a tablespoons of tomato paste to up the tomato flavor. I totally forgot the basil at the end. And the tomatoes I bought to finish the dish were mealy and gross so didn’t include any raw tomatoes.
This was fantastic. I made pretty much as written, using homemade chicken stock and a bit more of a traditional risotto approach of adding the liquid in smaller quantities- but that was mostly because it did take more time and liquid to get to my preferred risotto consistency which is maybe less al dente? But still done in under an hour. Used the last of my homegrown heirloom tomatoes and wish I’d found the recipe earlier in the season! Served with salmon and some sautéed shiitakes. This one will go on more regular rotation in the summer.
This is a virtually indestructible recipe. I made it with orzo because I couldn’t find short-grain rice. I followed the recipe except for using chicken broth, per comments. Yummy way to use up the rest of your garden tomatoes ripening in paper bags this time of year.