Risotto With Asparagus and Prosciutto
"Originating from Venetian cuisine, this risotto is truly mouthwatering."
photo by Laka
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 500 g asparagus
- 2 cups hot vegetable stock, from 1 cube
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided (1 + 2)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 100 g prosciutto, slices chopped
- 2 cups arborio rice
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1⁄4 cup cream
directions
- Prepare and trim asparagus*. Cut stalks into 2 cm long pieces, reserve the tips.
- Place ⅔ of stalk pieces, 1 cup broth and 1 cup water in blender and puree until almost smooth. Set aside.
- Sauté onion in olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter for 5 minutes in a large pan, over medium heat.
- Add prosciutto and sauté for 3 more minutes.
- Add rice and stir to coat the grains for 2 minutes. Add wine and cook until absorbed, stirring often, about 2 minutes.
- Add ½ cup stock and simmer until liquid is absorbed, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Continue to cook for 15 minutes, adding more stock as needed and allowing liquid to be absorbed before adding more, stirring often.
- Add remaining asparagus stalk pieces and reserved asparagus tips and continue cooking until rice is just tender and mixture is creamy, adding stock as needed and stirring often, about 10 minutes longer.
- Add reserved asparagus puree and stir until absorbed, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the remaining butter, Parmesan and cream but do not return to the heat.
- * Slightly bend each stalk and allow it to „snap“ naturally – it will break exactly at the point where the stalk begins to be thick and woody. Remove these hard parts.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Laka
Croatia
Food lover, wine and espresso drinker, chocolate addict. I love my family, my dog (when I have it) and my food processor. I cook every single day since I married and probably will until the day I die. I love to share my recipes that are straightforward to prepare, yet are exceptionally tasty and look so good. I hope you feel inspired by my recipes and that they find life in your kitchen!
