gnocchi with mushroom and pancetta sauce
A hearty, warming and richly-flavoured gnocchi.
broad bean and pancetta risotto
Discover how you can use dairy-free cheese to add full-on flavour in this risotto.
The soya yogurt gives this recipe a tangy, light creaminess. You can leave it out if you don't have any, but you can easily find soya yogurt in many supermarkets and health food shops now, and it makes all the difference.
preparation time 5 minutes cooking time 20-25 minutes serves 4
contains: yeast
1½ tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
250g/heaped 1 cup arborio or other risotto rice
300ml/scant 1¼ cups organic dry white wine
800ml/scant 3½ cups hot gluten-, yeast- and dairy-free vegetable stock, or vegetable stock made from gluten-, yeast- and dairy-free bouillon powder
20 asparagus spears, woody ends removed and chopped into 5cm lengths
200g/1⅓ cups fresh or frozen peas
300g cooked, peeled, large king prawns
1 handful chopped mint leaves
100g soya yogurt
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 2–3 minutes until just starting to turn golden. Stir in the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, then lower the heat and stir in the rice until it is well coated in oil.
2 Pour a little of the wine into the mixture and stir. Continue cooking over a low heat, gradually adding and stirring in the wine, until it has all been absorbed. Add a ladle of the hot bouillon and stir until all the liquid has been absorbed. Continue adding and stirring in the hot bouillon for 18–20 minutes until nearly all the liquid has been absorbed.
3 Meanwhile, steam the asparagus stalks in a saucepan of boiling water or a steamer for 1-2 minutes, depending on the thickness of the stalks. Add the tips and the peas and continue to steam for another 2-3 minutes, until the asparagus is just tender but still slightly crunchy. Remove from the heat, drain and set to one side.
4 Pour the yogurt into a mixing bowl and, using a whisk or hand-held electric blender, blend the yogurt until smooth.
5 When the risotto mixture is almost cooked, season lightly with salt and pepper to taste and carefully stir in the shrimp, asparagus and peas. Continue to cook for a further minute until the rice is soft but still has a slight bite and all the liquid has been absorbed. Sprinkle in the mint leaves, add the yogurt and stir gently. Serve immediately.
