radicchio-risotto-recipe

Radicchio Risotto

This warming winter radicchio risotto marries two iconic Italian ingredients resulting in a flavoursome risotto where the radicchio, and its bitter flavours, shine.

Recipe and radicchio from Peter Schreurs & Sons Vegetable Farm.

Ingredients

1 head radicchio shredded
1 leek diced finely
1 tbsp butter
1 cup Ferron Vialone Risotto Rice
1 cup The Stock Merchant Chicken Stock
3 cups boiling water
200 ml white wine
1/2 cup grated parmesan

Method

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan and add leek. Cook until leek goes soft (1 min).
  2. Add rice and stir through leek. Add wine and bring to the boil.
  3. Add radicchio and chicken stock and simmer, covered for 5 minutes.
  4. Add boiling water, stir and simmer, covered for a further 10 minutes or until the water is absorbed. Add parmesan.
  5. Stir through and serve hot.
  6. Enjoy!