Broad Bean risotto

Give the recipe then!

MMMMMmmmm Broad bean risotto, Im gonna try that

Do you double pod your beans for this. I'm sure I was reading a recipe out of April's, woman & home today that contained a bean risotto. It looked very nice.

Mike, I dont know what "double pod" means - sorry! But here's the recipe I used:
Ingredients
Serves 4 as a main dish

2 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
200g arborio (risotto) rice
250g podded broad beans
1 litre of vegetable stock (approx)
150ml white wine (if you have any open-didn't have any)
fresh oregano leaves (recipe said thyme but I didn't have any)
Butter & olive oil to fry onions in


Method
1. Take beans out of their pods and boil for about 5 mins & drain.
2. Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large, thick-bottomed pan.
3. Add the onions and garlic and stir. Cover and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes, until the onions start to turn translucent.
4. Add the risotto rice and stir it well, to gently coat each grain with the oil. Cover and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes.
6. Add the white wine and oregano leaves to the rice mixture. Turn up the heat and allow it to simmer until almost dry.
7. Add the stock about 1/4 at a time. Each time you add some, stir well and then leave to simmer, uncovered, until the liquid has almost evaporated.
8. Continue this until the rice is "al dente" - soft, but with a litte bite.

Note: You might not use all the stock - or you might need a little more water.
9. Add the broad beans. Mix well and cook for a couple of minutes.

Serve with any fresh, green salad or vegetables.......and make sure you force your family to repeat every few mouthfulls "this is great"!!!!!!

flippin heck......i've just dribbled on the computer!!

I think double podding is where you remove a thin skin from the outside of the actual bean - more for older beans I think?

I'm a BB virgin - never eaten or grown them until this year, so I'll definately be giving that receipe a go!

I thought you was a geezer...

Geo..

Thanks for that - in which case no I didn't double pod....too much like hard work for me!

Laura