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A tasty risotto dish from Massimo Alajmo.

A tasty risotto dish from Massimo Alajmo.
© Lena Staal / Staal & Johs

White risotto

Main Dish
Kochbuch
Reis
Risotto
Italienische Küche

Massimo Alajmo conjures up a risotto dish and incorporates culinary elements from his home region of Veneto in northern Italy.

Massimiliano Alajmo

Preparation time: 1 hour

Creative Concept: Florence Wibowo

Ingredients (4 servings)
50 g Pantelleria capers, rinsed and soaked in water
10 g white onions, peeled
12 ml Extra virgin olive oil
320 g Risotto rice - Vialone Nano
50 ml White wine
8 Espresso beans, whole
500 ml Chicken stock, hot
60 g Butter
100 g Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
4 g Grated espresso beans from Haiti
Salt
Sugar
1 Caffè ristretto extra short
  • Drain the capers, chop finely and set aside.
  • Finely dice the onion and sauté in olive oil in a sauté pan. Add the rice and toast. Deglaze with the white wine and allow to simmer. Add the coffee beans and a little salt and gradually add the chicken stock, stirring constantly.
  • As soon as the rice is cooked but not too soft, remove the coffee beans.
  • Season with salt and quickly stir in the butter, Parmesan and a little chicken stock.
  • Serve the risotto on warmed plates, sprinkle the chopped capers on top and sprinkle some ground coffee in a line. Finally, add a few drops of Ristretto to the plate.

Tip:

The Falstaff wine recommendation

Masi Winery
Lugana Beldosso 2020

Deep golden yellow. Attractive notes of passion fruit and citrus fruits with a hint of vanilla on the nose. Intense and full-bodied on the palate, lively acidity, attractive almond-like finish.
masi.it


Recipe from the Falstaff cookbook "The best recipes in Italy".

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