Risotto with Barbera d'Asti

Time: 60 minutes

Difficulty: medium

Suggested wine:

Barbera d'Asti DOC - Bramoss

Ingredients for 4 persons:

350gr Carnaroli rice

½ litre Barberi D’Asti wine

1 crushed onion

Salt/Pepper

Butter/Grana Padano

For the broth:

1 liter water

Celery/Carrot/Onion

For cheese’s creams:

80gr Toma cheese

80gr Maccagno cheese

80gr Fontina cheese

¼ liter milk

20gr butter

For the wine’s reduction:

½ Red wine

30gr Sugar

½ spoon powder cinnamon

Recipe:

Prepare the wine’s reduction in a saucepan, add sugar and cinnamon. Prepare the cheese cream cutting in little cubes milk and butter, than put all in a saucepan. Keep the fire low and mix until the cream’s creation. Brown the onion in a pan, add rice and toast it. Add red wine leaving it to evaporate. Continue cooking, add broth and cook the rice for 15 minutes. Lastly add Parmigiano and butter. Put the rice on the dish and decorate it with cheese cream and wine’s reduction.