Receta Rachael Ray - Tastes-Like-Spaghetti Mini Meatball Risotto
I have always been a huge Rachael Ray fan. I especially enjoyed her 30 minute meals show on the food network. I do enjoy her daytime talk show, but I must admit my favorite part is still the food prep part. To me the rest of the show is somewhat redundant and has a "been there seen that" feel to me. In my opinion she should stick with what she's great at (cooking) or at least showcase it more than the other stuff.
I hope that others, like myself, will go ahead and give this one a try. It is a favorite in our gluten free household in Edmonton, that's forsure. So good that we jumped right in to eating and forgot to take a picture to show it off to our loyal readers. My appologies. Guess we'll just have to make it again. I did however snag a picture from Rachael's website for you to see, thank you Rachael Ray!
Tastes –like-Spaghetti Mini Meatball Risotto
Yields 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 box of chicken stock
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil, plus some for liberal drizzling
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 ½ cups Arborio Rice (naturally gluten free)
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ cup dry white wine
- Salt & pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
- ¾ cup grated Parmigano-Reggiano cheese, divided (you can also use regular Parmesan cheese)
- A handful of fresh basil leaves, torn or thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs (we use Kinnickinnick Panko-style breadcrumbs)
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 egg
- ¾ pound of ground beef, pork or veal mix
- 3 tbsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley, a small handful
Preparation
**Here is where Rachael Ray & I differ- She follows this order and I do the reverse. I found that if I do the meatballs first and then work on the risotto, I can have better control of my timing. I’ve written it as Rachael Ray does it and it’s up to you how you prefer to prepare this dish.
Preheat oven to 400 F
Place the tomato sauce and the stock in a medium saucepan and heat over low heat. Keep warm.
Place a medium-sized pot with rounded sides over medium-high heat with 2 turns of the pan of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Add onions and 2 cloves of garlic and sauté a couple of minutes to soften. Add rice and turn to coat. Toast for about 1 minute then add tomato paste and stir a minute more, stir in wine and cook until the liquid evaporates. Begin adding a couple of ladles of the tomato-chicken stock at a time. Each time you add the liquid stir the risotto vigorously to develop the starches. Rice will cook 18 minutes total. (If the rice is al dente and creamy, yet you still have a ladle or 2 of liquid left, do not feel forced to use it.)
In the last minute or so of cooking time, stir in butter until it melts and add ½ cup of cheese, a couple handfuls. Turn off heat and stir in basil.
Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, moisten the breadcrumbs with milk. Add egg, meat, parsley, ¼ cup cheese, salt and pepper to the bowl and mix to combine. Score meat into 4 sections and form 8 small balls from each section, the size of marbles. Place meatballs on a baking sheet and coat them with a liberal drizzle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Bake 5 minutes until cooked through and golden.
Serve risotto in shallow individual bowls topped with 8 mini-meatballs per serving.
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