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Leek & Bacon Risotto

5th July 2008 - By Michelle Minnaar
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Leek & Bacon Risotto

The way I became skilled at cooking was to follow tonnes of recipes. Most of the time I made a little discovery while preparing a meal; whether it was how to use an exotic ingredient, a new method of cooking an ingredient or simply finding a match made in flavour heaven. Cooking is an exciting journey with no destination because it is impossible to know everything. Bottom line? Just enjoy the ride.

Yesterday I tried yet another recipe. Potato, pea, tomato and spinach curry. Sounds yummy, right? Everything went well. The potatoes cooked slowly in the thick, bubbling tomato sauce and it tasted divine. Slowly I added the peas. So far so good. Last step, add the spinach. Result? Disaster. Recently I started eating spinach, first raw and then cooked. One thing I forgot about spinach it that when you cook it, it creates a lot of water. My lovely tomato sauce became disgustingly watery and the flavour diluted to oblivion. Aargh! How can some recipes even get published? Is it possible that the creator of this dish found the result acceptable?!

Speaking of recipe testing, BBC Good Food magazine boasts that it tests all of the 101 recipes in each issue. I have to admit, they do quite a good job at putting the publication together, because I’ve never had a flop.

Leek & Bacon Risotto

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Leek & Bacon Risotto


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  • Author: Michelle Minnaar
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
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Description

Leek and bacon risotto is one of my favourite rice dishes. Simple, yet flavourful risotto with sophisticated flavours. Best cooked with Arborio rice. Top with parmesan cheese shavings or fresh herbs.


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Ingredients

  • 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
  • 8 rashers bacon
  • 4 leeks, sliced
  • 350g (12 oz) risotto (arborio) rice
  • 200ml (6½ fl oz) white wine
  • 800ml (1½ pint) hot vegetable stock
  • grated parmesan, optional

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in the big pot and fry the bacon to your liking (just cooked or very crispy). Remove the bacon. When it has cooled, chop it into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Add the leeks to the pot and fry for 2 minutes until starting to soften.
  3. Stir in the rice and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
  4. Add the wine and stock, and then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes until the rice is tender.
  5. Remove the rice from the heat, add the bacon pieces, then stir in the parmesan if desired and some freshly ground pepper. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Enjoy this plate of delight with a glass of white wine.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 398
  • Sugar: 3.8 g
  • Sodium: 686 mg
  • Fat: 17.5 g
  • Saturated Fat: 8.3 g
  • Carbohydrates: 42.65 g
  • Protein: 15.05 g
  • Cholesterol: 43 mg

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  1. Sarah says

    6th July 2008 at 2:32 pm

    This looks delicious! And although I’m sure I could decide how much Leek I want, I thought I’d point out that your recipe is missing Leeks as an ingredient! ^_^

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  2. foodlover says

    7th July 2008 at 2:47 pm

    It looking good for foodlovers like me.If it spice
    then then it mean for me..

    http://www.letsgoeat.co.uk

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  3. Ann says

    7th July 2008 at 3:46 pm

    I love leeks and bacon in combination. Nice risotto!

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  4. Joelen says

    7th July 2008 at 4:36 pm

    Seriously, everything is better with bacon and this is no exception! Looks wonderful!

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  5. Rebecca (Foodie With Family) says

    8th July 2008 at 1:11 pm

    You had me at bacon!

    That is beautiful and I imagine that it tastes wonderful. I will be most certainly be making this soon. All five of my sons are nutty for risotto and adding bacon will gain me Mom-points!

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  6. Jeanne says

    10th July 2008 at 12:21 pm

    Leeks + bacon = a match made in heaven. I often make this combo (sometimes also with courgettes) as a pasta sauce – will definitely give this risotto a whirl. Looks gorgeous too!

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  7. Michele says

    6th November 2008 at 12:14 am

    Hi Michelle. Thanks for this delicious recipe! We so excited to have it included in this week’s FoodieView Recipe Roundup!

    Reply
  8. Louise says

    2nd February 2010 at 1:08 pm

    Made the risotto last night but substituted some chopped up italian cured meats instead of the bacon as this was what was in my fridge. One word… delicious!

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  9. Renil M. George says

    8th October 2017 at 9:44 pm

    Those leeks are adorable thanks to your pictures.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • michelle says

      21st October 2017 at 10:59 pm

      Thanks Renil 🙂

      Reply

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