Asiago and Asparagus Barley 'Risotto'
Asiago and Asparagus Barley 'Risotto'

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, asiago and asparagus barley 'risotto'. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Classic asparagus risotto made with arborio rice, shallots, stock, fresh asparagus, and Parmesan cheese. You could also use asiago or pecorino cheese. This hearty barley risotto is best with seasonable vegetables.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook asiago and asparagus barley 'risotto' using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Asiago and Asparagus Barley 'Risotto':
  1. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  2. Get 1 tbsp butter
  3. Prepare 1 large yellow onion (medium diced)
  4. Make ready 2 clove fresh garlic (minced)
  5. Make ready 1 1/2 cup pearl barley (check for pebbles)
  6. Prepare 1 cup white wine
  7. Take 6 cup chicken broth (may need a cup more)
  8. Get 1 bunch fresh asparagus (cut into bite size)
  9. Make ready 1 generous handful of fresh asiago
  10. Get 1 fresh black pepper, to taste
  11. Make ready 1 salt, to taste (I prefer Fleur de sel with herbs de Provence)

Add onion and cook over low heat until translucent. Stir barley into onion and toss to coat with olive oil. Barley is swapped in for arborio rice in this delicious Barley Risotto, with asparagus and parmigiano reggiano cheese. I came across a recipe for barley risotto in a magazine a while back and have had it on my food to-do list for quite a while.

Steps to make Asiago and Asparagus Barley 'Risotto':
  1. In a preheated dutch oven or heavy bottom pot, melt butter into olive oil at medium heat. Add the chopped onion and saute until translucent.
  2. In separate pot over medium low heat warm the chicken broth. Do not boil. You just want it hot.
  3. To the dutch oven–Add garlic and season with salt and pepper (you will season again before finished, so don't overdo it)
  4. After onion and garlic have cooked down and started to change colour, add the pearl barley and continue to cook for 4-6 minutes until fragrant (barley will start to smell slightly 'toasted' after its heated through) before adding barley, I always pick through and look for pebbles, there's usually one or two that sneak through the packaging process
  5. Once the barley is hot and toasty, add wine all at once and let it reduce for a few minutes.
  6. Start adding the hot broth, a cup at a time, stirring frequently. Each time you add broth, stir until it absorbs into barley. It will start looking creamier and thicker with each cup of broth.
  7. After adding the 6th cup and cooking down, check barley for doneness. At this point, you may need to add another cup of broth and cook until barley is 'al dente'. Note-Barley has a chewy texture, much different from rice but that's why this recipe is delicious
  8. Once barley is done add asparagus and cook until tender and bright green 5-7 minutes.
  9. Lastly, add fresh grated asiago to your taste (keeping in mind it's fairly salty) and season with salt and pepper.
  10. Serve topped with fresh chopped parsley aside steak, chicken or pork chops.

The biggest question in my mind was, would it be just as. Add the chicken and asparagus and toss with the dressing. Risotto is a great way to make the most of top-notch British asparagus. Try it topped with homemade Parmesan crisps. Drain and allow them to cool, then chop into small pieces and set aside.

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