Name: Crispy Goat Cheese Risotto Cakes with Warm Winter Pears
Yield: 2 to 4
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, (minced); 1 cup arborio rice; 1 1/2 cups dry white wine; 3 to 4 cups low-sodium chicken stock, (warmed); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 pinch of crushed red pepper flakes; 1/4-1/3 cup flour; 8 ounces goat cheese; 1 cup panko bread crumbs; 2/3 cup fine bread crumbs; 1/2 vanilla bean, (seeds scraped); 1 1/2 teaspoons flaked sea salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2 pears, (chopped into 1/2-inch cubes); 1 tablespoon honey; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme