Main meal
Orange, Saffron and Mascarpone Risotto
4.0 / 5 from 2 reviews
Serves: about 4 people. Portion size: about 320g per person. Nutrition is estimated per 100g of finished dish.
Main mealitalianrisottosaffronGluten freeNut free
Estimated Nutrition (per 100g finished recipe)
- Calories
- 169 kcal
- Protein
- 4.2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 22.3 g
- of which sugars
- 1.5 g
- Fat
- 6.2 g
- of which saturates
- 3.1 g
- Fibre
- 0.6 g
- Salt
- 0.55 g
Ingredients
- 320g risotto rice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 100ml white wine
- 1 litre hot vegetable stock
- Pinch of saffron threads
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
- 80g mascarpone
- 40g parmesan, grated
- Salt and black pepper
Method
Soak the saffron in a ladleful of hot stock.
Cook the onion gently in olive oil until soft, then stir in the rice for 1 minute.
Add the wine and bubble until mostly absorbed.
Add the stock a ladle at a time, stirring often, until the rice is creamy and tender.
Stir in the saffron stock, orange zest and juice, mascarpone, parmesan, salt, and pepper.
Rest for 2 minutes before serving.
Reviews
The flavour was very good, although I found the texture better after a few extra minutes cooking.
steve4Clear instructions and a very reliable result. I would happily make this again.
Steve Allanson