Risotto with hazelnut oil, Parma ham and gorgonzola

 

Risotto with Hazelnut Oil, Parma Ham and Gorgonzola

 

This week I invite you to a party for the the discovery of a risotto recipe accompanied by two typical Italian products : Parma ham and gorgonzola. A dish that will delight your winter evenings with friends. Let’s go to to find out about this recipe!

 

 

 

Time : 45 minutes

Ingredients: (for 4 people)vert-de-vin-risotto-gorgonzola-jambon-parme (2)

  • 320 gr rice special risotto (arborio)
  • A chicken stock
  • A white onion
  • A shallot
  • 1 leek
  • 50 gr of grated Parmesan
  • 30 cl dry white wine
  • A clove of garlic
  • 8cl hazelnut oil
  • 6 slices of Parma ham (you can substitute it with dried beef)
  • 200 gr gorgonzola
  • Chives (for decoration)
  • Salt and pepper

 

Preparation:

  1. Peel the garlic, onion and shallot and, then mince.vert-de-vin-risotto-gorgonzola-jambon-parme (5)
  2. Clean the leek, cut into quarters (lengthwise) then chop.
  3. Place the garlic, onion, shallot and leek in a pan / skillet with a little hazelnut oil and fry for 4 minutes.
  4. Prepare the broth in 70 ml water
  5. Put the rice in a pan, pour the wine and half the broth. Refill the broth until the rice is ready .
  6. Stir regularly with a wooden spoon
  7. Simmer for 15-18 minutes on low heat
  8. At the end of cooking, when the rice is tender add a tablespoon hazelnut oil coffee, gorgonzola cut into pieces and parmesan. Stir and remove from heat
  9. Cut the ham into thin matchsticks and mix.
  10. Garnish with chives
  11. Serve it!

Tips:

You can accentuate the nutty side before serving adding some crushed hazelnuts. Also if you want to vary the taste I recommend you to replace the ham with dried beef, with bacon or small pieces of chicken and chicken skin prior grilled to skillet.

 

Side food and wine pairing :vert-de-vin-chateau-memoires-cadillac

  • Champagne blanc de blanc (Sparkling wine – Champagne)
  • Coteaux du Layon (white wine – Loire)
  • Alsace Gewurztraminer (white wine – Alsace)
  • Pinot Gris from Alsace (white wine – Alsace)
  • Cadillac (white wine – Bordeaux)
  • Sainte Croix du Mont (white – Bordeaux)
  • Barbaresco (red wine – Italy)
  • Brunello Di Montalcino (red wine – Italy)
  • Pinot Grigio from Tuscany (white wine – Italy)
  • …

 

Bon appétit and enjoy the tasting !

 

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