Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Matching Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Fennel, asparagus and cheese risotto Food Fennel, asparagus and cheese risotto Preparation time Cooking time Serves 6 INGREDIENTS 1 fennel bulb, trimmed 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into 4cm pieces 120g butter Salt and white pepper to season 500ml chicken or vegetable stock 1 red onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, crushed 250g Arborio rice 1 cup dry white wine ¼ cup cream 90g parmesan cheese, grated 1 tbsp roughly chopped flat leaf parsley leaves Extra shaved parmesan for garnish Salt and white pepper METHOD Trim the green stems from the fennel bulbs, peel the exterior layer off the fennel, reserve for stock. Finely slice the softer layers (using a mandolin is easiest). Gently cook the fennel and asparagus in half the butter until soft. Season then reserve. Heat the stock in a saucepan and add the fennel stems and outer layers. Simmer for 20 minutes, strain. Return the stock to the stove and keep on a low simmer until required. In a new pot, melt 30g of the butter and sauté the diced onion and garlic without colouring them. Add the rice to the pan and heat until warm, stirring to coat rice in the butter. Increase the heat and add the wine, then gradually add the hot stock while gently simmering the rice until cooked ‘al dente’ and almost dry (approx 30 minutes). Add cream, then fennel and asparagus. Stir for 1-2 minutes then add the remaining butter and cheese and adjust seasoning. Garnish with parsley and extra parmesan. Food Preparation time Cooking time Serves 6 SHARE PERFECT MATCH Sfera by Wirrega Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2021 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Pikes Los Compañeros Shiraz Tempranillo 2018 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Juniper Crossing Shiraz 2018 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Haselgrove First Cut Pinot Grigio 2020 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Montevecchio Bianco Field Blend 2018 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tamburlaine Wine Lovers Chardonnay 2021 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Prometheus Tinta Barroca 2021 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Nannup Estate Firetower Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Woodvale Great Northern Semillon 2018 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Sevenhill Inigo Pinot Gris 2021 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Prometheus Grenache 2021 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Terra do Rio Red Field Blend 2020 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart De Bortoli Vinoque Same Same Pinot Meunier Pinot Noir 2019 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hungerford Hill Classic Series Fiano 2021 $22.95 in any 12 $24.30 in any 6 $27.00 each Price | options $22.95 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart The Little Wine Company Shiraz Tempranillo 2018 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tahbilk Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2019 $24.65 in any 12 $26.10 in any 6 $29.00 each Price | options $24.65 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Bleasdale Grenache 2019 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hither & Yon Touriga Tempranillo 2021 $28.05 in any 12 $29.70 in any 6 $33.00 each Price | options $28.05 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Rothvale Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2019 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping