It is the right time to prepare a good bergamot risotto and we are ready to explain why! Here is our fragrant recipe with beneficial properties
The bergamot it has a shape similar to that of orange, but its skin is bright yellow and its scent is very intense. In Calabria, where it finds its natural habitat, it is called "green gold". And in fact, bergamot is really precious, thanks to its properties, such as the high content of flavonoids who work on regulating the cholesterol and as potentials anticancer.
The best time to enjoy bergamot is from October up to half April, that's why we decided to prepare a recipe right now that will make it the absolute protagonist.
Risotto with bergamot: recipe
To prepare the bergamot risotto we will need its peel. For this we used bergamot from Citrus, absolutely untreated after harvest, so that it can also be eaten with the zest, rich in beneficial properties.
Ingredients
600 g Vegetable broth
240 g Arborio Superfine Rice
50 g Castelmagno
1 Untreated Bergamot
Butter
Onion
pepper
salt
Method
Chop a quarter of an onion and sauté it in a pan with a knob of butter. When the onion has taken on a transparent color, add the rice and toast it for a couple of minutes.
Sprinkle with the hot broth and add a pinch of salt. Stir until the rice has absorbed all the liquids.
At this point, keep adding broth and stirring until the rice is completely cooked. This will take approximately 18 minutes.
Remove the risotto from the heat and stir in the Castelmagno and finely grated Bergamot peel.
Citrus, the Italian Garden
Citrus is the Italian company, founded by Marianna Palella and from Paola Pappalardo, Which focuses on Italian varieties considered "minor", but which hide valuable nutritional benefits. Always fresh fruit and vegetables arrive on our tables only after a rigorous control of the supply chain.
Marianna Palella, CEO of Citrus, stated that "bergamot is one of the brand's symbolic products which, after being rediscovered 5 years ago by Citrus, has gone from being considered" niche "to being extremely appreciated and in demand at national. All this, of course, by means of an efficient and innovative ethical chain that follows all the steps, from collection to distribution. "
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