White Chocolate Risotto
"My obsession with risotto continues ... and it has led me to this marvelous recipe from Jason Weaver, chef at the Adolphus French Room in Dallas."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 8 ounces arborio rice
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1⁄2 ounce sugar
- 3 ounces white chocolate chips
- 1 quart half-and-half
- 2 ounces dried cherries (plumped in brandy or cognac)
directions
- Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Scrape the vanilla bean into the butter and combine. Add the rice and saute for a minute or two.
- Add the sugar and one-third of the half-and-half. Cook, stirring constantly, until most of the half-and-half has been absorbed.
- Add the second third of the half-and-half; cook, stirring constantly, until most of it is absorbed by the rice.
- Continue adding the remaining half-and-half in small portions, stirring and waiting for the liquid to be absorbed between each addition.
- When rice is nearly finished, drain the cherries (reserving the alcohol) and add to the rice. Add the white chocolate and stir until completely melted and combined.
- Once the white chocolate has melted, do NOT put it back on the heat. Serve immediately, with a splash of heavy cream if it suits you.
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