'Green' Risotto (recipe)

This was my first time cooking and tasting Risotto. I have heard of it tremendously lately and I was like why not giving it a try as something new.  I looked up for some recipes and finally chose the one I found easier and it was on the rice packet itself. I bought Riviania arborio rice. In the recipe it says bacon, but instead I used snow peas and zucchini. I kind of wanted a really ‘greeny’ risotto.  The dish turned out great. Well for a first time, it tasted good. I really think that it is a  really nice dish to try because you can make up your own risotto in terms of ingredients.

Recipe (adapted from the Riviani recipe):

Ingredients: 

2 tsp olive oil

30g butter

Garlic (I love garlic so I put about 3-5 cloves)

1 lg onion chopped

2 cup arborio rice

1 zucchini grated

A  bunch of snow pea,chopped roughly

1/4 cup of white wine

4 cups chicken stock, simmered

2 cups button mushroom, sliced

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Chopped parsley

Groud black pepper

Procedures:

Heat olive oil and butter in a large heavy base saucepan.

Add garlic and onion and cook for about 1-2 minute.

Stir in rice and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until rice slightly colours, stirring frequently.

Add wine and simmer to absorb liquid, stirring constantly.

Begin adding stock, a cup at a time, allowing each adittion to be absorbed and stirring well before each addition.

After first cup, add mushrooms. Adjust consistencies with extra water/stock, if necessary.

After third cup, add zucchini and snow peas. When all stock is absorbed, remove pan from heat and stir in cheese, parsley and pepper.