Sausage, radicchio & Barolo risotto

Sausage, radicchio & Barolo risotto

Turn risotto into something special for stylish but relaxed entertaining

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 minutes

Method

  1. Skin the sausage then cut into chunks, about the size of walnuts, and roll them into balls. Heat the olive oil in a wide, heavy pan, add the sausage and brown it well. Add the onion and cook until it is just softening. Add the garlic, cook for 1 minute, add the rice and stir to coat it in the juices. Add the wine a little at a time, stirring continuously and only adding more when the last lot has been absorbed.
  2. Now add the stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring continuously. It will take about 25 minutes to stir it all in. After about 15 minutes, add the radicchio and stir.
  3. Taste before seasoning, stir in the butter and parmesan, then serve with a little extra parmesan on the side.

Per serving

586 kcalories, protein 18.5g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 33.6 g, saturated fat 9.7g, fibre 2.1g, salt 1.47 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2008.

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  • 28 October 2010

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    We got some radicchio in our veggie box & I am not a big fan as it is so bitter. I had read somewhere that the bitterness diminishes when cooked, so I thought I would give this recipe a whirl - but as Barola was £16 a bottle in my local supermarket I used some chianti instead and sicilian sausages with extra chilli - so a poor man's version of this really! My flatmate really enjoyed it, but I have to admit that the bitterness was still too strong for me.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 175g spicy sausage (preferably Italian, such as Luganega, available from Delicatessens)
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 200g arborio rice
  • 500ml Barolo or other good Italian red wine
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • 1 small head radicchio (about 175g), halved, trimmed and sliced
  • 25g butter
  • 30g parmesan , grated, plus more to serve
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Per serving

586 kcalories, protein 18.5g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 33.6 g, saturated fat 9.7g, fibre 2.1g, salt 1.47 g

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