Red chicory risotto by Pandora

Here is photos and recipe of a odd red chicory risotto! "Odd" because I have invented this morning and we liked it very much! I hope you will enjoy it, too! Cheers Pandora

Photo: I have put in the oil : onion and red chicory

Red chicory and onion are whitered:

I have add rice and after some minutes wine:

I have add truffle sauce, butter and chive :

I have add reggiano cheese, butter and chive With a good red wine...

Red chicory risotto

Category: First dish Nb persons: 2

2-3 cup olive oil - EVOO 1 medium onion - chopped 300gr rice - (I have used whole rice, but you can -use all the kind of rice that you prefer) 6 cups lukeworm mushrooms broth - (I have used cubes -of porcini's broth, but you can also use meat -broth cubes) 1 cup red wine - (the same that you will drink at -table) 1 tsp salt 1tsp pepper 1tsp Toscana's herbs - dried (if you don't have -put some mix of dried herbs) 1tsp provence's herbs - dried ( " ) 1-2 cup reggiano cheese 2 tsp truffle butter - (if you don't have put -normal butter) 1-4 cup ready white truffle sauce - (if you don't -have it put some fontina cheese softened with -milk) 1-3 cup chive - (if you don't have put some fresh -thime leaves or parsley leaves)

Worm water and add the mushrooms cube broth. In a large "risottiera" or a cast iron frying pan for risotto, put oil, chopped onions and chopped red chicory, then add a pinch of salt and pepper. When red chicory is whitered, add rice and mix for other 5 minutes . Then evaporate rice with red wine. When all the wine is absorbed, continue to mix the rice adding the broth (one at a time) and the herbs. It will take about 20 minutes for the rice to be ready). When rice is ready , turn off the fire and add :truffle sauce, truffle butter, reggiano cheese and chive for garnishing. Serve! Have a good meal Pandora

Nutritional facts per serving (daily value): Calories 747kcal Protein 1g (2%) Total Fat 72g (111%) Sat. 10g (49%) Chol. 0mg (0%) Carb. 8g (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugars 2g Calcium 28mg (3%) Iron 1mg (8%)

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