RISOTTO WITH MANDELLO RICE, ASPARAGUS AND SHRIMP

Ingredients:

For four person:

  • 400 g of Riso Mandello Melotti Rice

  • 600 g of fresh Asparagus

  • 15 extra-large Shrimp tails

  • 1 shallot or onion, finely chopped

  • 800 ml of hot vegetable broth

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

  • Extra virgin Olive oil, to taste

  • A knob of butter

  • A few sprigs of Dill or Fennel (for garnish)

How to prepare it

Prepare a light vegetable broth with carrots, celery, and onion. Clean the asparagus, removing the tough ends and cutting them into rounds, leaving the tips whole. Sauté them in a pan with melted butter for 10 minutes, setting aside the tips.

Clean the shrimp, removing the shells and deveining them. Cut them into pieces, leaving a couple whole for garnish. Sauté them in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil.

In a large pot, bring the vegetable broth to a boil. Add the rice to the boiling broth, maintaining a 1:2 ratio of rice to broth. Cook the rice over low heat for about 15 minutes, covering with a lid and stirring occasionally. Add the asparagus and chopped shrimp, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Plate the risotto, garnishing with a few sprigs of dill or fennel.

 

BUON APPETITO!
Mamma Rosetta

How to prepare it

Prepare a light vegetable broth with carrots, celery, and onion. Clean the asparagus, removing the tough ends and cutting them into rounds, leaving the tips whole. Sauté them in a pan with melted butter for 10 minutes, setting aside the tips.

Clean the shrimp, removing the shells and deveining them. Cut them into pieces, leaving a couple whole for garnish. Sauté them in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil.

In a large pot, bring the vegetable broth to a boil. Add the rice to the boiling broth, maintaining a 1:2 ratio of rice to broth. Cook the rice over low heat for about 15 minutes, covering with a lid and stirring occasionally. Add the asparagus and chopped shrimp, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Plate the risotto, garnishing with a few sprigs of dill or fennel.

BUON APPETITO!
Mamma Rosetta

Mandello Rice

EXCLUSIVE OF THE MELOTTI FAMILY…

This rice takes its name from the precious land on which it was first cultivated in Isola della Scala. Ideal for tasty risotto and rice salads.