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Riso e verze
Riso e verze: Lombardy's thick winter soup of Savoy cabbage and rice with butter and Grana
Riso e verze is a Lombard and Venetian farmhouse supper for the coldest months, when Savoy cabbage has been sweetened by the frost. Shredded cabbage is stewed slowly in butter and onion until it melts, then rice and stock go into the same pot and simmer into a thick, spoon-standing soup finished with grated cheese. Serve it in deep bowls with black pepper and crusty bread. The usual mistake is boiling the cabbage straight in stock, which makes it taste of sulphur; stew it in butter first until it is soft and sweet. Chef's tip: make it a little loose, because the rice keeps drinking the broth as it stands.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 ⅜ oz butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onionfinely sliced
- 1 ⅓ lb Savoy cabbagecored and finely shredded
- ¾ tsp salt
- 5 ½ cups hot vegetable stock (gluten-free)
- 2 ⅛ oz Grana Padanograted; traditionally made with animal rennet, so use a vegetarian hard cheese for a vegetarian dish
- ¼ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/5 doneStep 2: Add 1 ⅓ lb Savoy cabbage and ¾ tsp salt, cover and stew for 12 minutes, stirring now and then, until the cabbage has collapsed to a third of its volume and tastes sweet.
12 minStep 3: Add 5 ½ cups hot vegetable stock (gluten-free) and bring to the boil, then stir in 7 oz risotto rice (vialone nano or arborio).
3 minStep 4: Simmer for 16–18 minutes, stirring now and then, until the rice is just tender and the soup is thick but still pourable.
17 minStep 5: Take off the heat and stir in the rest of the ⅓ oz butter, 2 ⅛ oz Grana Padano and ¼ tsp black pepper. Rest 2 minutes before serving.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does riso e verze take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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