Riff on One Pot Risotto

We celebrated Big Guy’s trip around the sun with an outstanding dinner at Peppe’s Apt 2 in Kirkwood, Missouri. Peppe even treated us to a private room to enhance our celebration!

I did my best to eat everything served to me, but I found myself stopping midway through my surf and turf meal of shrimp and filet. I started immediately thinking about how to use the filet as a star leftover for a meal the next day.

I love Ina Garten’s one pot risotto recipe so I was inspired to do a riff of my own on her recipe. Instead of asparagus, shallots, and chicken stock, I made the recipe with onions, red peppers, snap peas, beef broth, and my leftover filet. The filet shined again in this risotto mix assisted by a spinach salad and a bottle of French Bordeaux. What a great way to extend Big Guy’s birthday and continuing celebrating with another great meal!