How To Make Risi e Bisi with Ham and Parmesan
Risi e bisi, or rice and peas, is a thick Italian soup primarily composed of rice and peas. This recipe takes it a step further with some parmesan and ham.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 6tbspbutter
- 1onion
- 1rib celery
- 1largeclove garlic
- ½cupdry white wine
- 2qtlow sodium chicken broth,canned, or homemade stock
- 1½cupsrice
- 2tbspfresh parsley,chopped
- 1¾tspsalt
- 2cupsfrozen petite peas
- ¼lbpiece deli ham
- ¾cupparmesan,grated
- ½tspfresh ground black pepper
Instructions
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In a large pot, melt the butter over moderately low heat
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Add the onion, celery and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to soften.
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Add the wine and boil for about 5 minutes until it almost evaporates.
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Add the broth and bring to a boil
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Boil for about 20 minutes until the liquid is reduced to approximately 7 cups.
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Add the rice, parsley and salt and cook at a low boil for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the rice is just tender.
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Stir in the peas, ham, Parmesan and pepper
Nutrition
- Calories: 748.67kcal
- Fat: 30.59g
- Saturated Fat: 17.40g
- Trans Fat: 0.70g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9.30g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.91g
- Carbohydrates: 81.00g
- Fiber: 4.94g
- Sugar: 6.74g
- Protein: 33.83g
- Cholesterol: 80.91mg
- Sodium: 1807.64mg
- Calcium: 406.85mg
- Potassium: 877.76mg
- Iron: 3.53mg
- Vitamin A: 241.26µg
- Vitamin C: 35.67mg
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