Old-fashioned risotto with fresh sausage, white truffle and rum
 
 
INGREDIENTS (serves 4)
 
  • Rice (Carnaroli, Arborio, Roma variety), 300 g
  • Fresh pork sausage, 300 g
  • White truffle, 50 g
  • Caribbean rum, 2 shots
  • “Gusti”: ½ onion; 1 carrot; 1 celery stalk; 1 garlic clove
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Beef broth, ½ l
  • Butter, Parmesan or Grana Padano grated, salt and black ground pepper
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    PREPARATION
     
  • Finely chop finely the “gusti”/vegetables and brown until golden in extra-virgin olive oil
  • Add the garlic clove, to be removed once it is all browned
  • Remove the skin from the fresh sausage, break uo and cook over a low flame
  • Add the rice to the sautéed vegetables and pour 1 shot of rum – combine together
  • Toast the rice and add the broth – stir again – check the salt and complete the cooking process very slowly for 15-18 minutes
  • Put the risotto on a serving plate and stir in melted butter
  • Sprinkle with a drizzle of rum and dust with the fresh grated cheese and cover with white truffle shavings
  • Serve very hot
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