Woman_and_Home_Feel_Good_Food_-_October_2019

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Camilla StephensÕ

Higgidy roastedrisotto

pumpkin pie

IN SEASON: PUMPKINS & SQUASHwith Camilla Stephens

EXTRACTED

FROM

HIGGIDY

THE

COOKBOOK:

100

RECIPES

FOR

PIES AND MORE

BY CAMILLA STEPHENS (£20, MITCHELL BEAZLEY/

OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP). PHOTOGRAPHY: DAN JONES

12 woman&home PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD

Serves 4

Equipment

1 x 1.5 litre ovenproof dish

1 smallpumpkin or queen squash

(about1kg)

1 tbspoliveoil,plusa little extra for

fryingthesageleaves

15gunsaltedbutter

1-2shallots,depending on their size,

finelychopped

1 garlicclove,crushed

100gbutternutsquash,peeled,

deseededandchopped into bite-

sizedcubes

150gArboriorisottorice

A smallbunchoffreshsage,half

roughlychopped,remaining leaves

reservedforgarnish

200mlwhitewine

400mlvegetable stock (gluten free,

if necessary)

30gParmesancheese,finelygrated

(orvegetarianalternative)

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 Preheattheovento200°C/fan180°C/

gasmark6.Startbyslicingoffthetop

ofthepumpkintomakea lidandplace

in a large,shallowroastingtin.Scoop

out the seeds and hollow out some of

thefleshtocreatethecontainerfor

therisotto.Rubthepumpkinwith

a tablespoonoftheoliveoiland

season.Placeintheroastingtinalong

withthelidandbakefor 35 minutes.

Removefromtheovenandsetaside.

2 Turntheovendownto170°C/

fan150°C/gasmark3½.Putthe

ovenproofdishintheoventowarm.

3 Meltthebutterin a mediumnon-

stickfryingpanovera mediumheat,

addtheshallotsandfryfor5-7minutes.

Addthegarlicandbutternutsquashand

stirwell,thenaddthericeandchopped

sage.Makesurealltheingredients

areevenlycoatedinthebutter.

4 Addthewineandstockandbring

uptoa gentlesimmer.Assoonasyou

havereachedthispoint,tiptherisotto

intotheovenproofdishandbake

uncoveredfor 30 minutes.Remove

fromtheovenandstirin theParmesan.

Spoontherisottointotheroasted

pumpkinandbakefor 15 minutes.

5 Whilethefilledpumpkinis warming

through,heata glugofoliveoilin a

non-stickpanandfry the sage leaves

overa highheat.

6 Beforeserving,toptherisottowith

sageleaves.Manoeuvrethepumpkin

ontoa plateorboardandfinishby

placing the lip on top at a jaunty angle.

HIGGIDYTHE

COOKBOOK: 100

RECIPESFOR

PIESANDMORE

byCamillaStephens

(£20,MitchellBeazley/

OctopusPublishing

Group)

Award-winning

brandHiggidypies

isa supermarket

favourite.Now,

founderandchief

piemakerCamilla

Stephensbringsyou

anupdatedversionof

herclassiccookbook,

includingnew,

never-before-seen

dishes.Withmore

than 100 easyand

irresistiblerecipesfor

pies,quiches,tarts

andpuds,plustipsfor

makingtheperfect

pastry,everyonecan

cookdelicious

Higgidy food at home.