Butternut Squash Risotto - ★Cooking Recipes★

Recipe courtesy of Il Fiorentino.
Directions for: Butternut Squash Risotto

Ingredients

Butternut Squash Cream

2 lb(s) butternut squash, peeled and cut in small pieces

white onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

10 oz whole peeled tomatoes, blended for a couple of seconds

cup basil

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper, to taste

Risotto

400 g Carnaroli rice

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 scallion

cup white wine

6 cups vegetable stock

salt, to taste

3 Tbsp butter

30 g Parmesan cheese

Italian Sausage Ragu & Assembly

2 Italian sausages, peeled

1 Tbsp fennel seeds

1 small piece white onion

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

cup white wine

750 mL vegetable stock

3 Tbsp goat cheese, scrambled

1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Directions

Butternut Squash Cream

1. Saut the onions and garlic in the olive oil for a couple of minutes without burning the garlic.

2. Add butternut squash into the pot. Add cold water until the butternut squash is covered. Add blended tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper and cook for 30 minutes without cover in a slow simmer.

3. Once the butternut squash is soft, blend it until is smooth and let it cool to room temperature.

Risotto

1. Blend scallion with olive oil. Saute in a pot for a couple of minutes.

2. Add rice and let it toast for 2 minutes without the rice becoming burned. Add white wine and simmer until it evaporates.

3. Once it evaporates add hot veggie stock little by little and keep mixing, cooking for about 9 minutes.

4. Add butternut squash cream and cook for about 9 minutes. Add salt to taste. Take out of burner. Add butter and Parmesan cheese and mix.

Italian Sausage Ragu & Assembly

1. Peel the sausage and cut in small pieces. Set aside.

2. Blend the onion with extra virgin olive oil. Saut onion mix in pan. Add sausage and fennel seeds. Add white wine, simmer and let it evaporate. Add veggie stock. Cook for 40 minutes.

3. To serve, place the risotto on the plate. Add Italian sausage ragu. Add scrambled goat cheese and finish with a garnish of fresh parsley.

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