SEASONS 2025 META

SUMMER CRISPY GOATS CHEESE RISOTTO CAKE

PREP/COOKING TIME: 1 HOUR (PLUS 1 HOUR OF FREEZING THE BRIE)

SERVES: 4

*Allergens: Wheat (Gluten), Milk, Egg, Sulphites

INGREDIENTS Risotto Base: 250g

METHOD To Make the Risotto Base: 1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan. 2. When the butter is foaming, add the onions and garlic and sweat down for 3 minutes. 3. Add the Arborio rice and thyme, mix well, and toast for 2 minutes. 4. On a medium high heat, add the white wine and reduce by two-thirds. 5. Begin adding stock, one ladle at a time, stirring constantly. Only add the next ladle once all the liquid has been absorbed. 6. Continue cooking and 7. Remove the pan from the heat, season with salt and pepper and transfer to a tray, spreading it into a thin layer to cool quickly. stirring until the rice is al dente, about 20 minutes.

To Make the Pickled Shallots Part One: 1. Add white wine vinegar, water, caster sugar and salt to a small pan and bring to a boil. 2. Transfer to a container and leave to cool at room temperature. Part Two: 1. Peel the shallots and slice them into 2mm thick rings, then transfer to a container. 2. Bring the pickle liquid to a boil, then pour it over the shallots. 3. Leave to cool at room temperature. To Finish: 1. Deep-fry the frozen risotto cake at 175°C for 4 minutes. 2. Transfer to an oven tray and bake at 175°C for 7 minutes. 3. In a small bowl, mix sliced tomatoes, pickled shallots, parsley, salad leaves, and flaked salt . 4. Remove the risotto cake from the oven and place it in the centre of the bowl. 5. Add the salad on top, building height for presentation. 6. Grate frozen Cricket St Thomas Goats Cheese over the top of the risotto cake, using a microplane. 7. Drizzle with a little olive oil before serving.

Arborio rice

75g 25g

Spanish onion (finely diced)

Unsalted butter

100ml 950ml

White wine

Vegetable stock

0.5g 0.5g

Fresh thyme (picked leaves)

Black pepper

1

Garlic clove (finely diced)

1g

Table salt

Risotto Cake: 200g

Cricket St Thomas Goats Cheese

680g

Risotto base

32g 48g 60g

Plain flour

Egg

Panko breadcrumbs

Pickled Shallots: 50g Shallot 60ml

8. Refrigerate immediately. 9. When chilled, refer to the risotto cake recipe. To Make the Risotto Cake: 1. Cut the Cricket St Thomas

White wine vinegar

30ml

Water

20g

Caster sugar

2g Salt To Finish (1 Portion): 2g

Goats Cheese into 50g rounds and set aside. 2. Place a 9cm pastry ring on a small square of parchment paper. 3. Add 80g of risotto base inside the ring and flatten. 4. Place the Cricket St Thomas Goats Cheese round on top, then add 90g of risotto. 5. Flatten, ensuring the cheese is fully enclosed in rice. Repeat until all risotto is used. 6. Freeze for 1 hour. 7. Set up a pane station with flour, eggs, and panko breadcrumbs. 8. Coat each frozen risotto cake in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs. 9. Transfer to a lined tray and freeze until needed.

Cricket St Thomas Goats Cheese (Frozen as a large block)

1

Risotto Cake

30g 10g

Baby plum tomatoes

Pickled shallots

1g 5g

Parsley

Salad leaves Pinch of flaked salt Light drizzle of olive oil

Available in 1.1Kg RW

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