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Home » Light Bites » Risotto and Risotto Cakes

July 16, 2013 By Janice Pattie 5 Comments

Risotto and Risotto Cakes

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Risotto is a favourite recipe but sometimes there is some leftover and then it is time to make risotto cakes. Thanks 

I have to remind myself to include some of my recipes in blog challenges like Credit Crunch Munch.  Using up left overs and creating new dishes from those bits left in the fridge is second nature to me and I find it pushes my creativity to create something from almost nothing.

This wasn’t really ‘nothing’, I had bought a large roast to have at the weekend when I had visitors.  I had marinated it and slow cooked it in a roasting bag, everyone enjoyed the tender slices of beef.  However, it really was a big joint of beef, so even after another dinner of roast beef slices with gravy and slices with salad, there was still some left.

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I decided to dice the cooked beef and cook it in a risotto.

Beef Risotto

150g – 300g left over roast beef cubed
2 tsp butter
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
400g risotto rice
1 litre beef stock
100g frozen peas

1. Melt the butter in a heavy-based saucepan, add the onions and cook over a low heat for a bout 10 minutes until soft but not coloured.  Add a little water to the pan if the onions stick.
2. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
3. Add the rice and cook until it turns opaque.  Add a quarter of the stock and stir until all the liquid has been absorbed.
4. Continue to add the stock, stirring constantly until the rice is soft but still has a little bite.
5. Add the cubed beef and frozen peas, stir, turn the heat off and leave with the lid on the pan for 5-10 minutes until it is heated through.
6.  If you have some flat leaved parsley you can add this before serving,  I didn’t have any when I made this and it was fine without.

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So now I have a large pan of risotto, too much for three of us to eat and more left overs.  So I thought I’d have a go at making risotto cakes.  The technique was very simple, add an egg to the left over risotto mixture.  Flour a large plate, form patties of risotto and egg mixture on the plate, dust with more flour.  Heat a couple of tbsp of oil in a frying pan and, using a fish slice, gently transfer the risotto cakes to the pan.  Fry until brown and crisp, turn and cook to the same colour on the other side.  Serve with creamed horseradish and salad.

 

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We loved the risotto cakes with their crispy crunchy outside and soft tasty inside,  and I would definitely make them again.
 
 
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Credit Crunch Munch is a blog challenge run by Fuss Free Flavour and Fab Food for All and this month hosted by Fish Fingers for Tea
 
 

 

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  1. Camilla @FabFood4All says

    July 16, 2013 at 7:26 pm

    Wow I would never have thought to make a beef risotto and then the patties too. Think I'll rename them Janice Patties LOL! Thank you for entering these frugal and delicious recipes into Credit Crunch Munch!

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  2. Annes S says

    July 16, 2013 at 9:43 pm

    Oooh what a fab idea! I have a large joint of beef to cook and its a bit much for the two of us and was wondering how best to dispose of the rest of it! love risotto so quite sure will love the risotto cakes!

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  3. Debs Dust Bunny says

    July 17, 2013 at 1:44 am

    What a brilliant idea. I'll have to make extra risotto next time and give these a try.

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  4. Kat Buckley says

    July 17, 2013 at 11:21 pm

    I make risotto all the time, but I've never thought to do risotto cakes, thank you for the recipe I will be trying this out!

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  5. belleau kitchen says

    July 20, 2013 at 7:02 am

    these are gorgeous!… love the idea of the beef risotto too… not sure which way to turn and if i'd be able to control myself to keep left-overs for the cakes!

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