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Corn Risotto garnished with Bacon & Anchovy Sage Leaf Bite

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Corn Risotto garnished with Bacon & Anchovy Sage Leaf Bite

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by Sarah Shatz

Corn Risotto garnished with Bacon & Anchovy Sage Leaf Bite

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by MyCommunalTable

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Corn Recipe
    This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Corn off the Cob
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    MyCommunalTable's Notes: I used to make the creamiest corn risotto that was loaded with cheese and cream, but now I have a son that is allergic to dairy, so I converted it to this recipe which I add cheese at the...

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Serves 6

  1. Bring chicken stock to boil in saucepan and keep simmering while cooking risotto.

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  2. In another sauce pan, heat up olive oil over medium high heat. Add onions until translucent.

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  3. Add rice and stir until opaque. About 1 minute. Add wine to rice, stir until absorbed.

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  4. Add chicken broth one ladle at a time. After each ladle is absorbed, add another. Stir constantly. I prefer to have the rest of the bottle of Chardonnay next to me, keeping my wine glass filled during my risotto stirring. My favorite way to make risotto.

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  5. When you have about 1 cup of chicken stock left, add remaining stock, corn, and sage.

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  6. When absorbed, finished with butter, salt, and pepper. Add cheese if you please Note: be careful with salt, if you are going to add bacon, cheese, and/or sage bites.

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  7. Serve and garnish with bacon and Anchovy Sage Bite for fun.

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  1. Mash anchovies in dish. Approx. 1/2 anchovy per sage leaf. You can make one or a dozen. Spread on one side of leaf.

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  2. Roll leaf in rice flour with pepper. Shake off excess.

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  3. Dip leaf in beaten egg.

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  4. Place egged leaf in canola oil that has been heating in a sauce pan.

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  5. Brown, drain and serve. I like to use them for garnish.

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22 Comments on Corn Risotto garnished with Bacon & Anchovy Sage Leaf Bite

100_0039 Reply

The combination of sage and anchovy sounds really good. Love the story of the sage bites, too!

Hib_kitchen Reply

Thanks, VanessaS. It has become a stable in my recipe file.

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

I just made this-- I added roasted garlic and crabmeat (instead of bacon), and finished with a squeeze of lemon juice instead of cheese. It was great! Thanks so much for a great recipe!

Hib_kitchen Reply

I love your changes. My son is allergic to shellfishas well, so I do not use it much.I actually miss it. I really like the idea of using the lemon at the end. Did you make the sage bites? thanks for the feedback.

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

Poor baby--shellfish and dairy! That's challenging! I didn't make the sage bites--my sage is buried under a foot of snow! In fact, I don't have dried sage (don't really like it--only like fresh) so I used dried thyme instead.

Hib_kitchen Reply

Shellfish, dairy, eggs, all tree nuts, and peanuts. Deathly allergic. He also has a ton enviromental allergies as well. It sure makes it challenging. I just wish he could have either dairy or eggs. I like the idea of having the thyme with the crab... btw.

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

Are these allergies that he can grow out of? It must be really hard--to love food and cooking as much as you do and to have to watch him so carefully.

Hib_kitchen Reply

They say he will grow out of most of them. I am actually so grateful that I like cooking and have so much know how because he has to have everything made from scratch. I know another mom of an allergic kid that has no idea how to cook and she is so lost and has no confidence after she has made mistakes that has caused her child reactions. I am more and more convinced that cooking is a necessary life skill in taking care of yourself and your family.

Newliztoqueicon-2 Reply

How did I miss this? It looks delicious. And I love your headnote...

Hib_kitchen Reply

Thanks Liz!

Hib_kitchen Reply

or should I say, Elizabeth

2-11_016 Reply

What a great combination of flavors and textures!

Hib_kitchen Reply

Hey, thanks SallyCan!

2-11_016 Reply

Love the story and the photo, too, with the way it's cropped, and with the old-fashioned dish and the tile background...are they tiles? a counter or a table? Anyway, they are reminescent of another time and place...beautiful!

Hib_kitchen Reply

The dish in the picture is from a set that I inheritated from my great great grandmother. I actually use them quite a bit. I come from the philosophy if you have it use it. Life is too short. An antique Austrian leather dining room chair is what I set the dish on for the photo. They are from my grandmother on the other side of the family. She was an amazing cook and loved to entertain. A lot of people served and seated around the family table in those two things. Lots of love...

2-11_016 Reply

Ho wonderful! Thanks for sharing...

186003_1004761561_1198459_n Reply

Sounds great! The sage bites sound unique and would be great with martinis!

Hib_kitchen Reply

I have had nothing like them before. I have made them as an amuse bouche with martinis before the Thanksgiving feast. Endless possiblities.

Chocolate_peppermint_truffle_cookies_032 Reply

I love this!! And the sage bites are such a cool idea. Little packages of flavor explosions.

Hib_kitchen Reply

The sage bites are so fun to throw on a ton of different stuff. Love them. Thanks!

Ab_sum Reply

I just made a dish with lima beans, sage and anchovy. This looks even more appetizing. Great story, too. Thanks.

Hib_kitchen Reply

I love sage in recipes. Yours sounds great. Thanks.

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