Risotto with Pears and Cheese

The "daring pairing" pears and cheese "has now become a regular in national and international cuisine, known even from the distant Middle Ages. Pears with cheese often become the protagonists of autumn appetizers or turn into a" dish-break-meal " between one course and another. Today, however, none of this: I decided to open the doors of autumn with a first course able to pay homage to this well-known and tasty combination. Let's see the doses and the ingredients to prepare rice with pears and Montasio.

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Identity Card of the Recipe

• 123 KCal Calories per serving

• Ingrediants

  • About 650-700 ml of vegetable broth
  • q.s. of salt
  • 180 g of rice
  • 250 g of pears
  • 1 sprinkle of pepper
  • 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • Optional (for serving): 1 drop of balsamic vinegar glaze
  • 80 g of Montasio cheese
  • 30 g of grated Parmesan cheese
  • half a glass of dry white wine

  Materials Needed

  • Casserole for heating the broth
  • Casserole for cooking rice
  • Wooden spoon
  • Food cutting board
  • Preferably ceramic knife
  • Ladle
  • Grater
  • Electric blender for cheese

  Preparation

  1. First, heat the broth until it boils.
  2. In a saucepan, heat a drizzle of oil and toast the rice for a couple of minutes.
  3. Deglaze the rice with the dry white wine. At this point, lower the heat and slowly hydrate the rice, wetting it a little at a time with the vegetable broth. Close the lid and continue cooking for a few minutes over low heat, stirring often and keeping it boiling.
  4. Wash the ripe pears and peel them. Cut them into small pieces and add them to the rice, continuing to add liquid like a normal risotto. Continue cooking for 12-13 minutes.
  5. Grate or chop the Montasio cheese and add it to the rice 2 minutes before the end of cooking. Stir in a generous spoonful of grated parmesan.

  Pay attention to consistency
  Risotto with pears and cheese must maintain a creamy consistency, therefore it must not be too dry. way you will get the classic creamy risotto (even without adding butter!).

  6. Serve the risotto with a grated pepper. Those who wish can accompany the risotto with a few thin slices of pear and a drop of balsamic vinegar glaze.

  Alice's comment - PersonalCooker

  An undoubtedly compelling pairing, those of pears with cheese, today enhanced in a special risotto, refined, elegant and delicate. If you love more intense and full-bodied flavors, I can advise you to replace Montasio cheese with sweet gorgonzola ( possibly without mascarpone.) Another exquisite wedding!

  Nutritional values ​​and Health Comment on the recipe

  Risotto with Pears and Cheese is a first course with a prevalence of carbohydrates. Once cooked, Risotto with Pears and Cheese provides an average amount of energy, as fats and proteins are extremely low. The average portion of Risotto with Pears and Cheese is about 200-250g (250-310kcal).
  PLEASE NOTE: nutritional values ​​refer to 100 grams of cooked food