Recipe Tip: Risotto with Olive Oil & Scampi - Falstaff
Top Recipe for 4 Persons by Heinz Beck. All ingredients and tips for getting it right. A sophisticated recipe idea from top chef Heinz Beck. In his restaurant La Pergola in Rome, he expresses his love of Mediterranean cuisine.
Ingredients
- 240 grisotto rice, arborio or carnoli
- 50 mlwhite wine
- 600 mlveal or vegetable stock
- 45 gGrana Padano, grated
- 1small knob of butter
- olive oil, extra virgin
- 8large prawns
- 2medium carrots
- 2medium zucchini
- 4green asparagus spears
- ½fennel bulb
- splash(es)lemon juice
- 1 tablespoonwhite balsamic vinegar
- extra virgin olive oil
- pinch(es)salt
- handfulfresh chervil
- handfuledible flowers (e.g. pansies or nasturtiums)
Instructions
Step 1
Toast the rice in a frying pan with a knob of butter until it becomes translucent.Step 2
Turn up the heat, add the white wine and deglaze, letting the alcohol evaporate.Step 3
Slowly add the veal or vegetable stock, stirring constantly.Step 4
When the rice is "al dente", (approx. 15 mins) add the grated Grana Padano.Step 5
Continue stirring until the rice is cooked. Add the olive oil and season with salt to taste.Step 6
Peel and clean the prawns and remove the black intestinal strip from the back with a knife.Step 7
Wash and peel the vegetables, cut them into long strips and add them to the scampi.Step 8
Mix the scampi together with the vegetables, a few drops of lemon juice, white balsamic vinegar, olive oil and salt and leave to marinate for 15 minutes.Step 9
Place the risotto in the middle of the plate.Step 10
Arrange the vegetables and the scampi "in pinzimonio" on top.Step 11
Garnish with chervil and edible flowers.