New World Risotto

“New World” in this recipe refers to the ingredients that were unique to the Americas. Margaret Visser in her book Much Depends on Dinner notes how, over and over again, early explorers were amazed at the ingenuity and efficiency of the native farmers. Iroquois and other tribes would prepare the earth in mounds and plant corn. A few days later they would plant beans and squash. When the plants emerged from the mound, the corn grew str