Ingredients to make Wild Asparagus Risotto:
- 500 grams of wild Asparagus
- 1½ liters of vegetable broth
- 65 grams of Butter
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- ½ unit of chopped onion
- 1 unit of Shallot chopped
- 350 grams of Rice for risotto (I use Carnaroli)
- 1 pinch of salt
- freshly grated parmesan
How to make Wild Asparagus Risotto:
- Before getting down to work, we leave all the ingredients ready to make sure that we are not missing anything.
- Now that we have everything ready, we take the asparagus and remove the hard parts, we reserve the yolks.
- We take a casserole and put enough water to heat with a pinch of salt. When it boils, add the asparagus and cook them for 10 minutes.
- After the time has elapsed, we remove the asparagus, drain them and chop them as shown in the photograph.
- Apart, we heat the vegetable broth. Meanwhile, we take a frying pan, heat 15 grams of butter and fry the asparagus yolks over low heat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then, we remove them and reserve.
- We take a casserole and melt 25 grams of butter with the olive oil. Once hot, add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Add the rice and the shallot and fry, stirring constantly, until the rice grains have completely soaked in the butter.
- When ready, add the chopped asparagus and stir. Immediately afterwards, we add a ladle of hot vegetable broth and continue stirring until the rice has absorbed it.
- Cooking the asparagus risotto will take approximately 18 to 20 minutes. Once cooked, add the remaining butter and stir to integrate.
- Heat the asparagus yolks and serve the risotto sprinkling Parmesan cheese to taste and decorating with the yolks.