Before you get down to the nitty-gritty of this creamy Grilled Corn Risotto recipe, let me count the ways you can cook it! I have been in love with a risotto recipe for all my life. My mom and grandmothers used to make their own version of a risotto.
One week, we would dine on mushroom risotto. The next time, we would enjoy a chicken risotto recipe. During holidays and significant celebrations, my family would cook up a storm adding shrimp risotto recipe to the menu.
What I am getting to is that a good risotto recipe creates a unique base for additions like chicken, shrimp, scallops, vegetables and mushrooms.
Once you get familiarized with this easy to make food for your family, you will have all the courage and opportunities to create your own risotto masterpieces.
How Is Risotto Cooked?
To begin with a good risotto suitable rice is one of the prerequisites. I love cooking with Arborio rice which brings in the flavor and aroma to the final risotto recipe. Arborio rice kernels are short and starchy, which makes it a really good creamy risotto recipe base.
Cooking risotto has a unique technique of adding hot broth to the cooking rice in steps. Basically, instead of pouring all the broth required by the recipe into the rice, I will be adding a couple of cups at a time. This allows the rice to absorb the liquid and generate a specific flavor.
You can add risotto as a stuffing in many recipes!
Check out Roasted Bell Peppers stuffed with Riced Cauliflower
If you wish to add wine to your risotto recipe, use dry white wine for cooking it. It doesn’t matter which white wine brand. Any white wine on your shelf will do!
Add Hot Broth in Stages to Your Risotto Recipe
Warming up a broth of choice, vegetable or chicken or bone broth, and adding it to the cooking risotto in stages is the key to the best recipe!
The risotto recipe looks creamy and so yummy after all the warm broth has been absorbed by the rice. I add my favorite herbs and freshly cut scallions to the plate.
One of the best and unique things about this risotto recipe is that you can add any additional ingredients to it. This time, I chose to add grilled corn kernels to the final stir of Arborio rice.
Swipe this Grilled Corn Risotto Recipe
for Your Family Dinner or Celebration
Ingredients
- 3 ears sweet corn
- 5-6 cups chicken or vegetable or bone broth
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided into 3 equal portions
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup green onion, diced
- Salt & Pepper to your taste, Kocher
Instructions
- Heat the grill to medium-high heat and grill corn ears until they're slightly charred. If you have corn off the cob, you can spread it out on the grilling pan and allow it to blacken a bit. Either way, you will get an aromatic corn kernels to add to your risotto.
- In a medium saucepan, heat your chosen broth that will be added to the risotto later. Do not boil the broth! When it's warm, it will be easier absorbed by the rice.
- In a separate high-sided skillet add 2 Tablespoons of butter and diced onions. Saute for about 3 minutes until onion softens.
- Add rice to the onion and cook for about 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon.
- Add white wine to the rice and cook for about 4 minutes, until the wine is absorbed.
- Add 1.5 cups of the warm broth and allow it to be absorbed by the rice. Stir frequently. It will take about 5-6 minutes. Keep in mind you are cooking on a medium heat.
- Add another 1.5 cups of warm broth and stir while it's being absorbed by rice.
- Pour the remaining warm broth into the almost cooked risotto. Stir it and wait until the final portion of broth will be absorbed by rice.
- Stir the grilled corn kernels into the cooked risotto. Season with salt, pepper. Garnish with diced onions and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
- Serve while its hot with vegetables, salad or as is.
24 thoughts on “Easy Grilled Corn Risotto Cooked with Dry White Wine”
This seems easy to prepare, affordable yet looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try! thanks for sharing
Looks like such an awesome recipe. Can’t wait to make this up this weekend!
This looks so amazing, I want some right now! I need to get someone to make it for me
This looks amazing! Perfect for summertime too!
Brittany,
You can totally make this recipe your own!
So many delicious fillings or toppings to add to risotto!
This looks so good. I have never cooked with risotto before.
Rachel,
This is your time to try to cook a risotto in your own kitchen. EASY, really!
Love how easy is to make this dish! I love all these flavors! Yummy!
Catalina,
I think we’ve been conditioned to think that making a risotto dish is very difficult. Just knowing the most important part of the risotto cooking – adding warm broth in stages – will make it a such an easy thing to make!
We love to eat risotto, however, I’ve never cooked it for my family. Didn’t think it would be this easy! It looks amazing. Pairing it with a steak would be great.
Myrah,
This is your time to shine, GRL! So easy to cook a great risotto!
Adding WARM broth in stages until it’s absorbed is a way to control how creamy your risotto will be!
Go for cooking it!
This looks really tasty! Would love to give it a try!
Toni,
With your creativity, you can make a totally amazing recipe with this risotto base! Love your cooking, GRL!
Risotto is on my list of recipes to try at home. I love ordering it at Italian restaurants. It is so delicious. Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Keikilani,
This recipe is super easy and breaks up the notion that cooking risotto is SOOO complex!
I’ve never made anything with Risotto before. I’ve been a little hesitant to try!
Janel,
Once you cook this risotto base, you will be surprised how EASY and manageable it is!
I think it is a misconception that making a risotto is DIFFICULT. No Way!
The trick is to add WARM broth in stages. Add one 1.5 cups and cook rice till the broth has been absorbed. Then repeat with another portion of warm broth.
At the end, add your favorite herbs, fresh or dried, and any veggies, too!
This dish looks so delicious. I love the sound of grilled corn and rice.
This looks fantastic! I love cooking with wine because it gives foods that absorb liquids like risotto, so much flavor!
Amy,
You are so right, wine does add its distinctive flavor to the risotto dish.
Depending on the brand of the wine, the taste will vary!
This risotto looks so good and the directions are perfect and easy to understand. I will try and make this next time I have a special meal to cook.
Melissa,
This recipe is super easy!
The only thing is to remember to add warm broth in stages to the cooking rice. This way, you are in control how creamy the risotto will be.
That looks amazing. I’ve never had risotto made with grilled corn before. I can see pairing this with a super tasty steak.
Stacie,
Steak will work! You can add anything to this risotto. That’s why I so much adore this recipe.