Indulge in the culinary delight of creamy and flavorful risotto, a classic Italian dish made with short-grain rice, broth, and a variety of ingredients. This versatile dish can be enhanced with an array of vegetables, proteins, and herbs, making it a customizable meal that caters to various dietary preferences.
In this comprehensive guide, we present a collection of pressure cooker risotto recipes that offer a convenient and time-saving approach to preparing this delectable dish. From the classic risotto alla Milanese, featuring saffron and Parmesan cheese, to the vibrant and flavorful spring pea risotto, each recipe provides step-by-step instructions to ensure perfect results.
Explore the secrets of achieving the ideal risotto texture, from toasting the rice to adding the broth in gradual increments. Discover the art of balancing flavors, incorporating fresh herbs and vegetables, and selecting the perfect cheese to create a creamy and decadent sauce.
Whether you're a seasoned risotto enthusiast or a beginner seeking to master this culinary art form, our pressure cooker risotto recipes will guide you through the process, ensuring a successful and enjoyable cooking experience. Embark on a culinary journey and tantalize your taste buds with the rich and satisfying flavors of risotto, made effortlessly in your pressure cooker.
INSTANT POT® SHRIMP RISOTTO WITH PEAS
If you love risotto but hate all of the stirring and time involved, you'll love making it in the Instant Pot®. You'll have creamy, tender risotto, and adding some shrimp turns this into one delicious main course. Top with an additional sprinkle of Parmesan, if desired.
Provided by lutzflcat
Categories Main Dish Recipes Rice Risotto Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function on normal setting according to manufacturer's instructions. Add 2 tablespoons butter and olive oil; stir in shallot and garlic and cook until softened, about 1 minute. Stir in rice and cook until coated and toasted, about 3 minutes. Add wine, scraping and deglazing the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon; cook until wine has evaporated, about 1 minute. Turn off Saute function.
- Stir in chicken broth, clam juice, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 6 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
- Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, for 5 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions.
- While pressure is releasing on the pot, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and season with paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook until shrimp are opaque, about 3 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid on the Instant Pot®.
- Stir shrimp, peas, Parmesan cheese, and remaining butter into rice mixture. Divide among bowls and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 489.6 calories, Carbohydrate 65.8 g, Cholesterol 145.1 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 23.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 433.8 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
PRESSURE COOKER RISOTTO WITH PEAS
Risotto made in a pressure cooker and cooks in 7 to 13 minutes! This recipe is from a cookbook that came with my Fagor pressure cooker. Risotto that is easy to make and comes out perfect.
Provided by wackopatty
Categories Short Grain Rice
Time 23m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In cooker, heat 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Saute onion for 4-5 minutes until soft. Stir frequently so onion does not brown. Add rice, and saute until light brown. Add peas and chicken stock, stir well. Close lid and bring to pressure. Lower heat and cook for suggested time. See times below. Release pressure and open the lid. Stir in additional one tablespoon of butter, Parmesan cheese and pepper. Let sit until butter and cheese melts. Stir thoroughly and serve.
- Low- cook for 13 minutes.
- High- cook for 7 minutes.
PRESSURE COOKER PORCINI RISOTTO
This recipe, adapted from the slow-cooking maven Lorna Sass, proves that pressure cookers shouldn't be associated with overcooked food. The rice turns out perfectly in the end, and you save a lot of time and effort. It's finished off with peas for a bit of color, and the usual cheese, salt and pepper. It's a meal that will justify buying that pressurized pot.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, lunch, weekday, main course, side dish
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the oil over high heat in a 2 1/2-quart or larger stovetop pressure cooker, or in an electric pressure cooker using the sauté function. Add the onions, and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in the rice, taking care to coat it with the oil. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
- Stir in the wine. Cook over high heat until the rice has absorbed the wine, about 30 seconds. Stir in 3 cups of the broth and the porcini, taking care to scrape up any rice that might be sticking to the bottom of the cooker.
- Lock the lid in place. Over high heat, bring to high pressure. Reduce the heat just enough to maintain high pressure, and cook for 4 minutes. Turn off the heat. Quick-release the pressure by setting the cooker under cold running water. Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to allow the steam to escape. If using an electric cooker, cook at high pressure for 4 minutes. Manually release the pressure.
- Set the cooker over medium-high heat or turn on the sauté function, and stir vigorously. The risotto will look fairly soupy at this point. Boil while stirring every minute or so, until the mixture thickens and the rice is tender but still chewy, 1 to 4 minutes. Stir in the peas when the rice is almost done. (if the mixture becomes dry before the rice is done, stir in the extra 1/2 cup of broth. The finished risotto should be slightly runny; it will continue to thicken as it sits on the plate.)
- Turn off the heat. Stir in the Parmesan, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately, garnished with a little parsley. Pass extra Parmesan at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 436, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 73 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 853 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams
MUSHROOM RISOTTO WITH PEAS
If you are ever at a loss for what to make for an impromptu dinner party, especially if there will be vegetarians at the table, consider this luxurious mushroom risotto. I added peas because I wanted to introduce some color, and also because the sweetness of the peas fits right in with the flavors of this dish. But this satisfying, elegant dish is fine without peas, too. You'll get a vibrant dash of green from the parsley added at the end of cooking.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner
Time 50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring stock or broth to a simmer in a saucepan, with a ladle nearby. Make sure stock is well seasoned, and keep it simmering on the stove.
- Heat oil in a wide, heavy nonstick skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Add onions or shallots and cook gently until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Turn up heat and add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until they begin to sweat, about 3 minutes, then add garlic and thyme or sage. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Season mushrooms with salt and pepper and continue to cook over medium heat until they are soft. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Add rice and stir until grains begin to crackle. Add wine and cook, stirring, until wine is no longer visible in pan. Stir in enough simmering stock to just cover the rice. The stock should bubble slowly. Cook, stirring often and vigorously, until stock is just about absorbed. Add another ladleful or two of stock and continue cooking, not too fast and not too slowly, stirring often and adding more stock when rice is almost dry, for 15 minutes.
- Add peas, if using, and continue adding stock and stirring for another 10 minutes. Rice should be tender all the way through but still al dente. Taste now and adjust seasoning.
- Add another ladleful or two of stock to rice. Stir in parsley and Parmesan, and remove from heat. Season with black pepper and serve right away in wide soup bowls or on plates.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 316, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 49 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 961 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams
LEMON RISOTTO WITH PEAS
Lemon adds a refreshing taste to this lovely risotto dish that's perfect for spring. Sue Dannahower of Fort Pierce, Florida sent us this easy side that's festively sprinkled with baby peas.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 40m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, heat broth and keep warm. In a large nonstick skillet, saute shallots in butter for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add the rice, thyme and pepper; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes. Stir in wine and lemon juice. Cook and stir until all of the liquid is absorbed. , Stir in heated broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Allow liquid to absorb between additions. Cook just until risotto is creamy and rice is almost tender. Total cooking time is about 20 minutes. Add the peas, cheese and lemon zest; cook and stir until heated through. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 440mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 7g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
LEMONY PRAWN & PEA PRESSURE COOKER RISOTTO
A pressure cooker delivers the creamiest Italian rice dish without constant stirring. Lighten it up with a citrus tang
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Main course
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. Stir in the onions and sweat gently for 8-10 mins until soft but not coloured, stirring occasionally. Stir the rice into the onions until completely coated in the oil, then stir continuously until the rice is shiny and the edges of the grain start to look transparent.
- Pour in the wine and simmer until totally evaporated. Pour in the stock, close the lid and bring up to high pressure. Cook for 5 mins, then release the pressure quickly. Place the pan back on a low heat and stir through the prawns and peas. Simmer gently until the prawns change colour. The risotto should be creamy and slightly soupy.
- Stir through the chilli, lemon juice and remaining olive oil. Let the risotto rest for a few mins, then serve, scattering over the lemon zest.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 462 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 68 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 27 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the final dish.
- Rinse the rice thoroughly before cooking. This will help remove any excess starch and prevent the risotto from becoming gummy.
- Toast the rice in a little oil before adding the liquid. This will help develop the flavor of the rice.
- Add the liquid gradually, stirring constantly. This will help prevent the rice from clumping together.
- Cook the risotto until it is al dente, about 18 minutes. The rice should be tender but still have a slight bite to it.
- Stir in the Parmesan cheese and butter at the end of cooking. This will add richness and creaminess to the risotto.
- Season the risotto to taste with salt and pepper.
- Garnish the risotto with fresh herbs, such as parsley or basil. This will add a pop of color and flavor.
- Serve the risotto immediately. It is best enjoyed fresh out of the pressure cooker.
Conclusion:
Pressure cooker risotto is a quick and easy way to make this classic Italian dish. With a few simple tips, you can make a delicious and creamy risotto that is perfect for a weeknight meal. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dinner, give pressure cooker risotto a try. You won't be disappointed!
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