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The most celebrated spring dish of the Veneto region, Risi e Bisi is a unique cross between a thick soup and a classic risotto.
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Ingredients
- 200g Vialone Nano rice
- 300g fresh peas (with pods)
- 50g pancetta (diced)
- 1 small onion
- 50g butter and 50g grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 liter vegetable broth
Preparation
- Shell the peas. Boil the empty pods in the vegetable broth for 20 minutes, then blend and strain to create an aromatic green broth.
- In a saucepan, sauté the finely chopped onion and diced pancetta in butter, then stir in the fresh peas.
- Add the rice, toast it for a couple of minutes, then start adding the warm pea-pod broth ladle by ladle.
- When the rice is tender but still wavy and slightly soupy, remove from heat and vigorously stir in the remaining butter and Parmesan.
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