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Italian Champagne Risotto
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Prep Time:
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Servings:
4
Author:
Andrea Soranidis
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Ingredients
2
tablespoon
butter
1
white onion or 2 shallots
finely minced
180
g
Italian Carnaroli Rice
or Vialone Nano
500
ml
champagne
at room temperature
500
ml
vegetable stock
handful of Parmesan cheese
finely grated
2
tablespoon
fresh parsley
finely chopped
2
teaspoon
grated lemon zest
to serve
sea salt & white pepper
freshly cracked, to taste
Instructions
Melt one tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over low heat and sautée the onion for 2 minutes, until softened but not browned.
Turn the heat slightly up, add the rice and toast until translucent, about 2 mins.
Pour in the champagne and let the alcohol evaporates, stirring once or twice.
Keep cooking the risotto, stirring continuously, by adding a ladle of stock when needed. Cook for about 15 min.
When the risotto is almost ready, stir in fresh chopped parsley.
Take the pan off the heat and add grated Parmesan and the remaining one tablespoon of butter and sttir until you reach the perfect creamy consistency.
Season to taste, sprinkle with freshly grated lemon zest and serve.