Risotto al Limone - Italian Recipe

Risotto al Limone

🌍 Italian, Amalfi/Campania Difficulty: ●●●○○

A risotto from the Amalfi Coast, bright with lemon. Add the zest during cooking and the juice only at the mantecatura, when you fold in the butter and cheese. Heat destroys the lemon's freshness — the late addition is the whole point.

Ingredients

• 350g arborio rice
• 2 lemons, zest and juice
• 100g butter
• 100g Parmesan
• 1L chicken stock
• Basil or mint

Method

1. Sautéing — Sauté shallot in butter; toast rice.
2. Step 2 — Build risotto with stock.
3. Step 3 — Finish with butter, Parmesan, lemon zest, and juice. Garnish with basil.

Tags: arborio rice, lemons, butter, parmesan, chicken stock · Source: Brittani's Almanac