Created by Waterford Wine Estate, a winery situated on the rolling slopes of the Helderberg Mountain in Stellenbosch, this dish celebrates the beauty of carrots. You can look forward to notes of hazelnuts, burnt butter, crispy sage, white wine and Italian-style hard cheese that combine to make the rich carrot risotto and rainbow baby carrots shine.
Waterford’s Baby Carrot Risotto
Waterford’s Baby Carrot Risotto
with sage burnt butter & hazelnuts
Hands on Time: 30 - 45 minutes
Overall Time: 45 - 60 minutes
Ingredients:
- Baby Carrots
- Carrot
- Fresh Sage
- Garlic Clove
- Garlic Cloves
- Hazelnuts
- Italian-style Hard Cheese
- Lemon
- Lemons
- NOMU Vegetable Stock
- Onion
- Onions
- Radish
- Risotto Rice
- White Wine
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Milk (optional)
- Blender
- Butter
ZESTY PUREE
Place a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry ½ the diced onion and diced carrot until golden, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Place into a blender. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, a splash of milk (optional) or water and seasoning. Pulse until smooth and set aside.
RISOTTO BASE
Boil the kettle. Dilute the stock with 600ml of boiling water. Place a pot for the risotto over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the remaining diced onion until soft, 3-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the grated garlic and the risotto rice and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Add the wine and simmer until reduced, 1-2 minutes. Add a ladleful of the stock and allow it to be absorbed by gently simmering (stirring often). Only add the next ladle of stock when the previous one has been fully absorbed. Repeat this process until the rice is cooked al dente, 20-25 minutes.
PICKLE
Place the radish rounds into a bowl with the juice from 1 lemon wedge, the zest, a splash of water and seasoning. Set aside until serving.
RAINBOW BABY CARROTS
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter. When hot, fry the halved baby carrots until starting to brown and soften, 5-8 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and cover.
ADD MORE FLAVOUR
When the risotto is done, remove from the heat and stir through the carrot & onion purée, the grated cheese, a generous knob of butter, and seasoning. Loosen with a splash of warm water if too thick.
BURNT BUTTER
Place a clean pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and 30g of butter. Once foaming, add the chopped hazelnuts and the dried sage leaves. Fry until the leaves are crispy, 1-2 minutes per side (To make this easier, use tongs if you have them!) Remove from the heat and set aside the sage-infused butter for serving.
DONE!
Load up a heap of gorgeous carrot risotto and serve the baby carrots over the top. Garnish with the hard cheese ribbons and pickled radish. Drizzle over the hazelnuts & sage burnt butter and serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Time to warm up from the inside!
Onion - 1
Carrot - 120g
Lemon - 1
NOMU Vegetable Stock - 5ml
Garlic Clove - 1
Risotto Rice - 100ml
White Wine - 50ml
Radish - 40g
Baby Carrots - 120g
Italian-style Hard Cheese - 30g
Hazelnuts - 10g
Fresh Sage - 4g
ZESTY PUREE
Place a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry ½ the diced onion and diced carrot until golden, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Place into a blender. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, a splash of milk (optional) or water and seasoning. Pulse until smooth and set aside.
RISOTTO BASE
Boil the kettle. Dilute the stock with 1.2L of boiling water. Place a pot for the risotto over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the remaining diced onion until soft, 4-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the grated garlic and the risotto rice and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Add the wine and simmer until reduced, 2-3 minutes. Add a ladleful of the stock and allow it to be absorbed by gently simmering (stirring often). Only add the next ladle of stock when the previous one has been fully absorbed. Repeat this process until the rice is cooked al dente, 20-25 minutes.
PICKLE
Place the radish rounds into a bowl with the juice from 2 lemon wedges, the zest, a splash of water and seasoning. Set aside until serving.
RAINBOW BABY CARROTS
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter. When hot, fry the halved baby carrots until starting to brown and soften, 5-8 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and cover.
ADD MORE FLAVOUR
When the risotto is done, remove from the heat and stir through the carrot & onion purée, the grated cheese, a generous knob of butter, and seasoning. Loosen with a splash of warm water if too thick.
BURNT BUTTER
Place a clean pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and 60g of butter. Once foaming, add the chopped hazelnuts and the dried sage leaves. Fry until the leaves are crispy, 1-2 minutes per side (To make this easier, use tongs if you have them!) Remove from the heat and set aside the sage-infused butter for serving.
DONE!
Load up a heap of gorgeous carrot risotto and serve the baby carrots over the top. Garnish with the hard cheese ribbons and pickled radish. Drizzle over the hazelnuts & sage burnt butter and serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Time to warm up from the inside!
Onion - 1
Carrot - 120g
Lemon - 1
NOMU Vegetable Stock - 10ml
Garlic Clove - 1
Risotto Rice - 200ml
White Wine - 100ml
Radish - 80g
Baby Carrots - 240g
Italian-style Hard Cheese - 60g
Hazelnuts - 20g
Fresh Sage - 8g
ZESTY PUREE
Place a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry ½ the diced onion and diced carrot until golden, 6-8 minutes (shifting occasionally). Place into a blender. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, a splash of milk (optional) or water and seasoning. Pulse until smooth and set aside.
RISOTTO BASE
Boil the kettle. Dilute the stock with 1.8L of boiling water. Place a pot for the risotto over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the remaining diced onion until soft, 4-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the grated garlic and the risotto rice and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Add the wine and simmer until reduced, 2-3 minutes. Add a ladleful of the stock and allow it to be absorbed by gently simmering (stirring often). Only add the next ladle of stock when the previous one has been fully absorbed. Repeat this process until the rice is cooked al dente, 25-30 minutes.
PICKLE
Place the radish rounds into a bowl with the juice from 3 lemon wedges, the zest, a splash of water and seasoning. Set aside until serving.
RAINBOW BABY CARROTS
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter. When hot, fry the halved baby carrots until starting to brown and soften, 8-10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and cover.
ADD MORE FLAVOUR
When the risotto is done, remove from the heat and stir through the carrot & onion purée, the grated cheese, a generous knob of butter, and seasoning. Loosen with a splash of warm water if too thick.
BURNT BUTTER
Place a clean pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and 90g of butter. Once foaming, add the chopped hazelnuts and the dried sage leaves. Fry until the leaves are crispy, 1-2 minutes per side (To make this easier, use tongs if you have them!) Remove from the heat and set aside the sage-infused butter for serving.
DONE!
Load up a heap of gorgeous carrot risotto and serve the baby carrots over the top. Garnish with the hard cheese ribbons and pickled radish. Drizzle over the hazelnuts & sage burnt butter and serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Time to warm up from the inside!
Onions - 2
Carrot - 240g
Lemons - 2
NOMU Vegetable Stock - 15ml
Garlic Cloves - 2
Risotto Rice - 300ml
White Wine - 150ml
Radish - 120g
Baby Carrots - 360g
Italian-style Hard Cheese - 90g
Hazelnuts - 30g
Fresh Sage - 12g
ZESTY PUREE
Place a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry ½ the diced onion and diced carrot until golden, 6-8 minutes (shifting occasionally). Place into a blender. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, a splash of milk (optional) or water and seasoning. Pulse until smooth and set aside.
RISOTTO BASE
Boil the kettle. Dilute the stock with 2.4L of boiling water. Place a pot for the risotto over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the remaining diced onion until soft, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the grated garlic and the risotto rice and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Add the wine and simmer until reduced, 3-4 minutes. Add a ladleful of the stock and allow it to be absorbed by gently simmering (stirring often). Only add the next ladle of stock when the previous one has been fully absorbed. Repeat this process until the rice is cooked al dente, 25-30 minutes.
PICKLE
Place the radish rounds into a bowl with the juice from 4 lemon wedges, the zest, a splash of water and seasoning. Set aside until serving.
RAINBOW BABY CARROTS
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter. When hot, fry the halved baby carrots until starting to brown and soften, 8-10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and cover.
ADD MORE FLAVOUR
When the risotto is done, remove from the heat and stir through the carrot & onion purée, the grated cheese, a generous knob of butter, and seasoning. Loosen with a splash of warm water if too thick.
BURNT BUTTER
Place a clean pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and 120g of butter. Once foaming, add the chopped hazelnuts and the dried sage leaves. Fry until the leaves are crispy, 1-2 minutes per side (To make this easier, use tongs if you have them!) Remove from the heat and set aside the sage-infused butter for serving.
DONE!
Load up a heap of gorgeous carrot risotto and serve the baby carrots over the top. Garnish with the hard cheese ribbons and pickled radish. Drizzle over the hazelnuts & sage burnt butter and serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Time to warm up from the inside!
Onions - 2
Carrot - 240g
Lemons - 2
NOMU Vegetable Stock - 20ml
Garlic Cloves - 2
Risotto Rice - 400ml
White Wine - 200ml
Radish - 160g
Baby Carrots - 480g
Italian-style Hard Cheese - 120g
Hazelnuts - 40g
Fresh Sage - 15g