set the oven to 165C 365F or gas mark 3, peel the parsnips, then using a potato peeler cut thin strips of parsnip to make the crisps
place the parsnip shavings onto a baking tray, mix the parsnip shavings with the sunflower oil, place in the oven, cook for 10 mins
boil the water and add to the stock cube, peel and chop the onion(s) finely, wash and chop the celery
add the onions to the frying pan with a 1/4 of the butter and a spot of olive oil, add the celery to the frying pan and cook till soft, peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely, add the garlic to the frying pan, cook for a minute or two
wash the risotto rice, add the rice to the onions, cook until the rice starts to look transparent, add the white wine, cook till wine has evaporated
remove the parsnip crisps from the oven, place on kitchen paper
add the stock to the onions and rice mixture a ladle at a time allowing the stock to be absorbed by the rice , continue adding ladle after ladle until all the stock is used up.
when the water is fully incorporated the rice should be cooked, it should be soft on the outside with a slight bite in the middle, add the frozen peas to the risotto, cook for a minute or two
finely grate the parmesan, add the parmesan and the remaining butter to the rice, taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary, Stir and then place a lid on the pan, leave for five minutes
wash the asparagus, slice the asparagus and place in a small bowl cover in cling film and cook in microwave for 1 minute, add the asparagus to the risotto
serve the risotto in individual bowls, sprinkle with crushed parsnip crisps