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Ingredients
Blueberry Risotto Fritters Ingredients
1/4 cup arborio rice
Salt as needed
1 cup milk
1 envelope (1/4 ounce) yeast, dry
1-1/3 cups flour, unsifted all-purpose
Sugar as needed
1/2 cup blueberries
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/16 teaspoon cardamom, ground
Vegetable oil as needed
Blueberry Ginger Sauce Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and grated
4 cups blueberries
Vanilla ice cream or gelato as needed
Preparation
In a small pan over high heat, bring 1 cup water to a boil
Stir in rice and 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
Cover, reduce heat to low and cook until rice is tender, 18 to 20 minutes
Drain rice and set aside to cool
Meanwhile, in a small pan over low heat, heat the milk until bubbles form at the edge
Set aside to cool to 100° to 110° F
When cooled, sprinkle yeast over milk and allow to soften for 5 minutes, then whisk until combined
In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1 tablespoon sugar and ½ teaspoon salt
Add yeast mixture and stir until smooth
Fold in rice and blueberries, cover, and set aside in a warm place until mixture doubles in size, about 30 minutes
Combine ½ cup sugar with the cinnamon, cardamom, and 1⁄16 teaspoon salt
Set aside
Prepare the Blueberry Ginger Sauce: In a small pan over high heat, stir 2⁄3 cup water, ½ cup sugar and fresh ginger
Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute
In a large bowl, place 4 cups fresh blueberries and pour the hot ginger syrup over and stir to combine
Set aside
Just before serving, in a medium pan, over medium-high heat, bring 3 inches vegetable oil to 375° F
Make fritters by dropping 3 to 5 heaping tablespoons of the dough at a time into the hot oil and fry until golden on one side
Turn fritters and fry until golden on the other side, about 5 minutes in all
Remove fritters to paper towels with a slotted spoon to drain
Repeat with remaining dough to make about 30 fritters
To serve, toss warm fritters in the sugar and spice mixture
Arrange 4 fritters on a dessert plate
Place another fritter on top of them
Add a scoop of ice cream and top with Blueberry Ginger Sauce