ham and pineapple risotto (serves 4)
2 tbsp butter
1 shallot, chopped fine (use the Cuisinart)
2 cups risotto rice
1 bottle of good blush, or comparable wine (I used white zinfandel)
about 10 cups ham stock
about 1 and 1/2 cups chopped baby portobella mushrooms, give or take
2 small cans chopped pineapple, in JUICE, not syrup
1/2 pound Boar's Head black-forest ham, shaved thin, chopped fine
1/2 to 1/3 pound Boar's Head hard salami, sliced however you like, chopped
about 1/3 pound Pedersen's uncured apple-smoked bacon, cooked well and chopped
about 8 sandwich slices of Boar's Head baby swiss cheese
melt the butter in a saucepan, sweat the shallot. add the risotto rice. Add a cup of wine, start the timer for 25 minutes. pour yourself a glass and sip while cooking. add the ham stock one ladleful at a time over the course of 25 minutes. fold in the meats. in another skillet, boil the mushrooms and pineapple on high heat in a generous splash of wine until the liquid cooks down. drain, and add to risotto. add cheese and stir until melted uniformly.
1 shallot, chopped fine (use the Cuisinart)
2 cups risotto rice
1 bottle of good blush, or comparable wine (I used white zinfandel)
about 10 cups ham stock
about 1 and 1/2 cups chopped baby portobella mushrooms, give or take
2 small cans chopped pineapple, in JUICE, not syrup
1/2 pound Boar's Head black-forest ham, shaved thin, chopped fine
1/2 to 1/3 pound Boar's Head hard salami, sliced however you like, chopped
about 1/3 pound Pedersen's uncured apple-smoked bacon, cooked well and chopped
about 8 sandwich slices of Boar's Head baby swiss cheese
melt the butter in a saucepan, sweat the shallot. add the risotto rice. Add a cup of wine, start the timer for 25 minutes. pour yourself a glass and sip while cooking. add the ham stock one ladleful at a time over the course of 25 minutes. fold in the meats. in another skillet, boil the mushrooms and pineapple on high heat in a generous splash of wine until the liquid cooks down. drain, and add to risotto. add cheese and stir until melted uniformly.