Risotto with chestnuts, Parma Ham and Castelmagno cheese

INGREDIENTS (for 4 people)

2,5 lt of vegetable broth
320 gr rice (Carnaroli or Vialone nano)
150 gr Castelmagno cheese
7/8 slices Marchisio Parma Ham
15 chestnuts, boiled and peeled
1 shallot
70 gr butter
100 gr grated parmisan
Oil
Rosemary
Salt

METHOD

  • Boil the broth
  • Thinly chop up the shallot
  • Fry the shallot over low heat with some oil, the toast the rice in the same pan
  • Cook the rice adding broth and salt
  • Halfway through cooking, add the crumbled chestnuts to the rice
  • When rice is ready, add Marchisio Parma Ham cut in stripes, butter and chopped Castelmagno cheese
  • Decorate with some rosemary and a few stripes of Marchisio Parma Ham
  • Serve your risotto with some grated Parmesan cheese on top

by Paolo Armando (4th at Masterchef 2015)
in collaboration with lamascaincucina