Ingredients
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5 -6 ears fresh corn, kernels removed, with any accumulated juices
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4 cups good quality chicken stock or 4 cups vegetable stock
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2 cups boiling water, in case it needed
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3 -4 tablespoons butter
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1 garlic cloves, minced or 1 garlic clove, pureed
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1 cup arborio rice, for risotto
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1/2 cup parmesan cheese (for a no-cheese creaminess) or 1/2 cup heavy cream (for a no-cheese creaminess)
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salt and pepper, to taste
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4 tablespoons onions, minced
Instructions
- Reserve 1/2 the quantity of kernels (about 1 and 1/2 cups), and puree the rest in a blender with some of the stock/broth.
- Strain through a sieve and add this strained liquid to the rest of the stock in a saucepan.
- Taste for seasoning (salt).
- Heat to boiling point when ready to prepare risotto (and have the hot water available, just in case).
- In another pot (the one you will use for risotto), saute the onion and garlic in 2 tbs butter, until onion is translucent.
- Add the rice, and coat well, cooking another minute or so.
- Add reserved corn kernels.
- Add the hot broth to the rice/corn mix, one or two ladles at a time, stirring very frequently.
- Add more broth as it is absorbed by the rice.
- Continue this way for about 20 minutes, or until rice is cooked but"al dente", in a creamy base of"sauce".
- *ORsee optional method of cooking, below.
- If rice isn't done after using all the corn stock, continue to cook using hot water, 1/2 cup at a time.
- When rice is done to taste, add the remaining butter, cheese or cream, and taste again for salt and pepper.
- Serve at once.
- *Optional"cheater's"method of cooking risotto: Add 1/2 the hot stock to rice (and hold back the kernels); stir only occasionally.
- When stock is absorbed, add kernels and rest of stock, stirring enough to avoid rice sticking to bottom.
- Continue as above.
- For vegetarians use vegetable stock.