Radicchio Risotto
Who doesn't love a warm creamy filling risotto?! This radicchio risotto recipe is by far our favorite! And did we mention you can cook with either white or red wine?! There is one visual difference with switching up the wine, can you guess what is it... The risotto will be a more vibrant purple if you cook with red wine, kind of fun right?! If you want to learn more about cooking with different wines, check out this fun article by Wine Enthusiast
Ingredients
1 head Joe’s Radicchio, washed, cored
1 head Joe’s Radicchio, washed, cored, & thinly sliced
½ red onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 tbsp butter
1 ½ cups Arborio
1 cup white wine
4 cups vegetable stock
½ cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Sauté the onion with butter over a medium low heat in a deep pan. When soft and translucent, add radicchio, garlic, and salt stirring for 5 minutes. Add rice and cook until translucent around edges.
Turn heat up to med high & add the white wine. Let simmer rapidly until the liquid has evaporated.
Turn heat back down to med & add stock, a cup at a time, letting the rice absorb most of the liquid before adding. This takes approximately 35 minutes.
Risotto rice is ready when al dente not too hard or too soft. Remove from heat add the parmesan cheese, if desired but this risotto is creamy by itself so don’t add too much.
Season to taste with salt and pepper & serve immediately. Mangiare.
Notes
Use red wine for more vibrant purple color
do not need to add Parm