Vegetable & Smoked Sausage Risotto
Colorful food makes us smile…. Use whatever you have.
And remember: risotto is easy and you don’t have to stir constantly!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Risotto
Ingredients
Scale
- 2/3 cup (4.2oz, 125gr) Arborio rice (or other rice specifically for risotto – Carnaroli or Vialone Nano)
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) dry, white wine
- 2 1/4 cups (18oz, 540ml) chicken stock may not all be used
- 1/2 leek, trimmed, sliced (other half for the condimenti)
- 1 tbs butter
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese – freshly grated (about 2oz, 60gr)
- Condimenti:
- 8oz (250gr) smoked sausages, sliced
- 1/2 leek, trimmed, sliced
- 1 carrot. quartered lengthwise, sliced
- 1 rib celery, sliced
- 1/2 red pepper, chopped
- 4oz (120gr) frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
- 1 tbs parsley
Instructions
- Heat chicken stock and keep hot over low heat.
- In medium saucepan heat butter over medium heat. Add leek and sauté until transparent.
- Add rice and sauté stirring, for 2 – 3 minutes until rice has white center.
- Add white wine and stir.
- Start condimenti.
- When wine is almost absorbed add a 1/3 cup of stock, stir.
- When stock is almost absorbed add another 1/3 cup and continue adding 1/3 cup at a time and stirring.
- Before the last 1/3 cup taste a few kernels of rice. They should be just ‘al dente’ – slightly resistant to the tooth but fully cooked. If more stock is needed add it 1/6 cup at a time and waiting until almost completely absorbed.
- At this point risotto will be thick but not stiff – there will still be visible liquid and it will not hold its shape on a plate.
- Stir in the Parmesan and condimenti, spoon into a bowl or risotto platter and serve immediately. It will continue to absorb liquid and the leftovers (if any) will be very stiff.
- Condimenti:
- Heat olive oil in medium skillet over medium.
- Add leek, carrot, celery, pepper, and sauté 5 – 7 minutes.
- Add sausage and sauté until they are cooked through, 6 – 8 minutes longer.
- Add spinach and stir to combine.
- Turn heat to low, cover and keep hot until needed.
Notes
Risotto gets its creaminess from not over-cooking it…. not from adding butter or cream. Take it off heat when there is still a bit of liquid.
Keywords: risotto, vegetable risotto, easy risotto
