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Risotto with green asparagus and Speck Alto Adige PGI

This recipe brings crispy fried Speck Alto Adige PGI and everybody’s favourite spring vegetable together in perfect, mouthwatering harmony.

Difficulty: Easy

Preparation time: 30 min

A recipe by: Stefano Cavada

Ingredients

Serves for

4

people

Ingredients for the risotto

  • 1 kilogram green asparagus
  • 1 small yellow onion (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoonbutter
  • 350 gram Carnaroli rice
  • 200 ml dry white wine
  • 1000 ml vegetable stock
  • 100 gram Speck Alto Adige PGI (sliced into matchsticks)

To finish

  • 30 gram butter (diced)
  • 40 gram parmesan (grated)

Risotto with green asparagus and Speck Alto Adige PGI

Preparation time 30 min

  1. Clean the asparagus, remove the lower woody part of the stem and peel, keeping the tip intact. Cook in boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain, remove the tips, chop in half lengthwise and set to one side. Add a little cooking water to the stems and blend to a creamy consistency.
  2. Melt a spoonful of butter in a frying pan and sauté the onions over a low heat for 10 minutes until tender.
  3. Toast the rice in a saucepan without oil for 3-4 minutes, stirring continuously. Deglaze with the white wine, allow to evaporate, then add 3-4 ladles of stock and the sautéed onion. Cook for 14-15 minutes (check cooking times on packaging), stirring often and adding the remaining stock gradually. Melt another spoonful of butter in the same frying pan as you used to sauté the onions, and brown the matchsticks of Speck Alto Adige PGI until crispy.
  4. 1 minute before the end of the cooking time, add the asparagus cream to the risotto. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the diced butter and grated parmesan. If you prefer a softer consistency, add a little more stock.
  5. Plate the risotto, top with a sprinkling of crispy Speck Alto Adige PGI and the asparagus tips and serve.