4 CHEESES RISOTTO

Today I am writing about an Italian recipe typical from the north. It basically uses rice, cheeses and white wine. It is really easy to make and is extremely useful when you need to cook for someone else and you want to give a good image.

The ingredients for 4 people are:

·         500 grams of risotto rice

·         70 grams of butter

·         1 garlic

·    1.75 litres of vegetable soup (you can use an already prepared one, for example from Gallina  Blanca; or make one by your own using the vegetables that you like). Otherwise using just water also works.

·         90 grams of grated Parmesan cheese

·         90 grams of Gorgonzola cheese

·         90 grams of Taleggio cheese

·         90 grams of Fontina cheese

·         0.5 litres of white wine

·         Salt

·         Pepper

·         Parsley 

If you can’t find all the cheeses written above you could use other Italian dry cheeses such as Pecorino Romano, Grana Padano… Or use just one, two or three chesses. However, it is important to reach 360 grams of cheeses (or even more if you are a cheese lover like me). 

With regard to the wine, it has to be a white dry wine and it mustn’t be fruity. Alternatively, you can use dry vermouth. For this kind of risotto I recommend to drink, for instance,  Italian wines like a Verdicchio, a Pinot Grigio or a Pinot Bianco or the rest of the whine that you have used to cook the risotto (why waste whine if it is open?). If you don’t like white wine, alternatively, use any red one. All wines taste good after cheese. These wines are Italian and match perfect with a 4 cheeses risotto. 

First, boil the rice with water or the soup. Then, in another pot rub the garlic trough the bottom and mix the butter, the cheeses with the exception of the Parmisan and the wine. Add salt and pepper to the mix according to your taste. After that, boil all these mix with low fire. Having had all the cheeses melted, mix the rice and the grated Parmisan. Finally, add parsley as a decoration. 

As a desert, continuing with the Italian meal you could have Tiramisu (it may not be the best combination because of the high content of cheese, but anyway for one day is ok!), which is typical from Veneto, or Panna cotta.  And finally why don’t you take a shot of grappa?

Enjoy it!