Risotto with Fava Beans and Pecorino Cheese
Mark published on May 5, 2014

Risotto with Fava Beans and Pecorino Cheese

Total time: 30 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 300 grams Arborio rice
  • 400 grams fresh fava beans
  • 2 large leeks
  • half-seasoned pecorino cheese, grated
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 0.5 half onion
  • 0.5 glass Vermentino
  • 1000 liters vegetal broth
  • 1 tuft parsley
  • 1 twig thyme
  • 20 grams butter
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste

Instructions

Shell the fava beans, sear them, drain and remove the skin.

Clean the leeks, wash them carefully and slice them; clean the onion and chop it.

In a saucepan, brown the onion together with the oil, then add the fava beans, the leeks and the cheese (cutted in small cubes). Let it flavour then add the rice.

After 1 minute add the Vermentino and let evaporate it, then add the broth little by little, stirring often, and keep cooking for 16 / 18 minutes.

At the end of the cooking, season it with salt and pepper, then add the parsley, the grinded thyme, the butter and parmigiano cheese if desired.

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