Maple Vegetable Risotto | Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 1 L (4 cups) chicken or beef broth
• 45 ml (3 tbsp) maple syrup (preferably golden syrup for its delicate flavour)
• 1 parsnip, peeled and cut into sticks
• 2 carrots, peeled and cut into sticks
• 1 leek, cut into sticks
• 2 yellow peppers, cut into sticks
• 1 onion, minced
• 6 button mushrooms, chopped
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
• 215 g (1 cup) arborio rice*
• 2 cloves, chopped
• 8 g (2 tbsp) parmesan, grated
• 30 g (2 tbsp) butter
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 g (1 tbsp) fresh cilantro leaves, chopped