Cookbook First Courses

Risotto with mascarpone and saffron

First Courses

Difficulty People Time
Easy 4 60 minuti
Ingredients
300 g arborio rice
1/2 tazza dry white wine
1/2 cucchiaino saffron powder
150 g of Mascarpone Sterilgarda
1 onion
1,5 L vegetable broth
2 cucchiai butter
q.b. of salt
q.b. parmigiano reggiano DOP
Preparation
  1. Take a saucepan, pour in the vegetable broth and bring to the boil.
  2. Take half of the hot vegetable broth and dissolve the saffron powder.
  3. Take a pan and add 1 tablespoon of butter to fry together with the chopped onion until it becomes translucent.
  4. Add the Arborio rice and toast it lightly, stirring for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Blend with the dry white wine and let it evaporate.
  6. Gradually add the saffron broth, a ladle at a time, stirring the rice and waiting for the liquid to be absorbed before adding more broth.
  7. When the rice is almost cooked al dente, add the Sterilgarda Mascarpone and mix well until you obtain a creamy consistency.
  8. Remove from the heat, season with salt and mix with 1 tablespoon of butter.
  9. Let the risotto cook for 1 minute with the lid on the pan.
  10. Serve the risotto with a sprinkling of Parmigiano Reggiano DOP.
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