Radicchio risotto with walnuts

Red wine risotto with radicchio and walnuts.

An Italian speciality, risotto al radicchio features this peculiar bitter endive popular in Italian cuisine. This red wine risotto is nicely mild and well-rounded thanks to the addition of walnuts.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword radicchio, red wine risotto, walnut risotto

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings people

Calories 601kcal

Author Eva | Electric Blue Food

Ingredients

350 g risotto rice i.e. Carnaroli
80 g butter
1 radicchio
1 shallot
100 ml red wine
1 L vegetable stock
35 g walnuts chopped
50 g parmigiano grated

Instructions

Cut the radicchio in half lengthways, place it cut side down on the cutting board and cut it into 1-cm slices.
Add the stock to a pan and bring it to a boil. When it boils, lower the heat to low and keep it on the heat.
Peel and mince the shallot. Set a heavy-duty pan or Dutch oven on medium heat and melt half of the butter. Add the minced shallot to the butter and cook 2 minutes.
Add the rice to the pan and toast on medium heat until slightly translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
Pour in the wine and stir thoroughly until evaporated.
Add the chopped radicchio and sweat it mixing from time to time until wilted, 2-3 minutes. It may look like it's a lot of radicchio at first, but it will wilt and the rice will double in size.
Lower the heat to medium-low and add enough stock to cover the rice and radicchio mixture. Let it simmer gently and stir from time to time to check when the stock has been absorbed. Repeat this procedure and keep adding the stock in batches until either the rice has cooked through, or all of the stock has been added. Stir from time to time to make sure your risotto will not stick to the bottom of the pan.
After the last addition of stock, when still slightly runny and soupy, turn the heat off. The heat in the pan will continue the cooking process and the rice will naturally finish absorbing moisture. Add the remaining butter and grated cheese and stir in. Top with chopped walnuts.

Notes

The nutritional information provided is only an estimate based on a suggested serving size.

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