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Red Wine and Sausage Risotto

Red Wine and Sausage Risotto is a flavorful first course that is quick and easy to make, perfect for a romantic dinner or a special occasion.
Recipe Red Wine and Sausage Risotto
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 15 minutes
  • Cooking 25 minutes
  • Servings for 2 people

Red Wine and Sausage Risotto is an original and flavorful first course, perfect for a romantic dinner, a dinner with friends, or the holidays. If you want to impress your guests, Red Wine Risotto with Sausage is the ideal dish to make.

Red Wine and Sausage Risotto is perfect if there are wine lovers among your guests, but it is also one of the tastiest recipes to make when you have some leftover red wine and don’t know how to use it. If you are wondering which red wine to choose for this risotto, we recommend Barolo or Barbera.

If you are looking for more recipes made with red wine, don’t miss the Strozzapreti with Red Wine and Sausage, the Barolo Risotto, and the Beef Braised in Barolo. And now here is the recipe for Red Wine and Sausage Risotto.

Ingredients for 2 people

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Method

  1. To make the Red Wine and Sausage Risotto, start by finely chopping the onion and sautéing it in a pan with the extra virgin olive oil.
  2. Remove the casing from the sausage, cut it into small pieces, and add it to the pan with the onion, stirring to brown it on all sides.
    Red Wine and Sausage Risotto, step 2: browning the sausage pieces with the onion
  3. After a few minutes, once the sausage is nicely browned, add the rice to the pan as well. Stir to combine and let it toast.
    Red Wine and Sausage Risotto, step 3: toasting the rice with the sausage
  4. Deglaze with the red wine and, once it has evaporated, gradually add the broth, stirring from time to time.
    Red Wine and Sausage Risotto, step 4: adding red wine and broth to the rice
  5. Season with salt, add a pinch of pepper, and keep cooking until the rice has absorbed the liquid and is perfectly cooked.
    Red Wine and Sausage Risotto, step 5: the risotto cooking until the rice is tender
  6. Stir in the butter and the grated Parmigiano, then serve the Red Wine and Sausage Risotto piping hot. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

For a vegetarian Red Wine Risotto, you can replace the sausage with mushrooms. Otherwise, you can replace it with pancetta or speck.

Tips

For the Red Wine and Sausage Risotto, we recommend using a good-quality wine.

Storage

Red Wine and Sausage Risotto must be eaten as soon as it is made.

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