Risotto - Pumpkin and italian sausage

Risotto is one of the main Italian traditional dishes. Perfect for a dinner with family and friends, it is versatile and you can combine it whit a lot of ingredients. This version is with Italian sausage and pumpkin.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Remove the seeds and the skin from the pumpkin and cut it into small cubes.

Step 2

Warm up a couple of spoons of olive oil in a pan and ease down the pumpkin. Add as much vegetable stock as necessary to cover the pumpkin, salt, pepper and some rosemary. Put a lid on the pan and let the pumpkin become soft. The cooking time depends on how big the pieces are, but for small cubes it should take around ten minutes.

Step 3

Cut the Italian sausage in pieces.

Step 4

Take a small pan, and without adding anything, ease down the Italian sausage. Cook the sausage for 5 minutes at high heat and when is ready, put it into the other pan with the pumpkin.

Step 5

Prepare the vegetable stock and keep it hot.

Step 6

Chop the onions until they are quite small, so they can melt while cooking.

Step 7

Put a couple of spoon of olive oil in a large pan and when is hot ease down the onions and stir for few minutes. When you see that the onion is becoming translucent, add the rice.

Step 8

Once the rice is also translucent, pour the white wine in the pan and let it evaporate completely. At this point, decrease the heat and poor a couple of spoon on vegetables stock, stir one minute and let the rice absorb the liquids.

Step 9

Add a bit of salt and pepper and cook the rice for about 18 or 20 minutes. Every now and then, add the broth to your risotto and stir. When you are half way done, add the pumpkin and sausage too.

Step 10

When the rice is soft and creamy, switch of the heat and add some grated parmesan to the risotto and stir for a couple of minutes before to serve it.