Savoy Cabbage Risotto With Bacon
This Savoy Cabbage Risotto with Bacon brings together the comforting creaminess of traditional risotto with the unique texture and flavour of Savoy cabbage. The crispy bacon adds a savoury depth, making it an inexpensive but hearty dish to enjoy with the family. Perfect as a main course or a satisfying side, it's an innovative take on classic risotto that's sure to impress.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 brown onion finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon fennel seeds crushed
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped
- 140 g risotto rice
- 150 ml dry white wine
- 600 ml stock hot
- 100 g bacon lardons or pancetta
- 200 g Savoy cabbage finely shredded
- 30 g parmesan cheese finely grated
- 1 tablespoon creme fraiche optional
Instructions
- Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and crushed fennel seeds and saute on low heat for 5 minutes until softened.
- Increase the heat to medium, add the risotto rice and garlic, stir and continue cooking for another minute until the rice turns slightly translucent.
- Pour in the white wine and stir the rice quickly until the wine almost evaporates.
- One ladle at a time, start adding the stock and stir until all the stock is absorbed. Stir continuously. Add another ladle of stock and keep on cooking until you have 1 ladleful of stock left and until your rice is almost cooked.
- In the meantime, in a separate frying pan, fry the bacon lardons until browned and crispy.
- Add the finely shredded cabbage, and stir fry over low-medium heat until the cabbage is starting to soften.
- Before you add the last ladleful of stock, stir the cabbage and bacon into the rice, then add the stock and cook for a minute until the stock is absorbed.
- Take the risotto off the heat and stir in the creme fraiche and half of the parmesan.
- Serve with extra parmesan on top!
Nutrition
Calories: 658kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 19gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 1607mgPotassium: 545mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1666IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 245mgIron: 4mg
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