Parmesan Risotto Pressure Cooker Recipe

Parmesan Risotto Pressure Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

Serves: 4

Pressure Level: HIGH

Release: QUICK

Time: 6 minutes

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 small onion, chopped fine
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1½ cups Arborio rice
• ½ cup white wine
• 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth, warmed
• 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup), plus extra for serving
• salt and pepper

Method

1. Melt butter in pressure-cooker pot over medium-high heat
2. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes
3. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds
4. Stir in rice and toast lightly, about 3 minutes
5. Stir in wine and cook until almost evaporated, about 1 minute
6. Stir in 3¼ cups broth
7. Using wooden spoon, scrape up any rice sticking to bottom of pot

HIGH PRESSURE FOR 6 minutes:

1. Lock pressure-cooker lid in place and bring to high pressure over medium-high heat
2. As soon as pot reaches high pressure, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 6 minutes, adjusting heat as needed to maintain high pressure

QUICK RELEASE PRESSURE:

1. Remove pot from heat
2. Quick release pressure, then carefully remove lid, allowing steam to escape away from you
3. Before Serving:
4. Continue to cook risotto over medium heat, stirring constantly, until rice is tender and liquid has thickened, about 6 minutes
5. Stir in Parmesan and season with salt and pepper to taste
6. Before serving, add remaining ¾ cup broth as needed to loosen risotto consistency

VARIATIONS

1. Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto
2. Add 8 ounces butternut squash, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes (1? cups), to pot with onion and cook until onion and squash are browned, about 10 minutes
3. Add 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage to pot with garlic in step 1
4. Mushroom Risotto
5. Add 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thin, to pot with onion and cook until onion and mushrooms are browned, about 10 minutes
6. Stir in ½ ounce dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed and minced, with garlic in step 1
7. Once finished, the risotto will continue to thicken as it sits
8. Be ready to thin it out with additional broth before serving to loosen its consistency as necessary

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