Saffron - it' gold among the spices

Risotto with saffron, almonds and crispy chorizo

Saffron - it' gold among the spices

November 4th, 2018 | side dishes

We are fortunate that our captain brings, for example, saffron and vanilla directly from the markets in the Caribbean or the “spice souk” in Dubai . This is admittedly the reason why we sometimes use exquisite and expensive spices in a quite lavish way. Anyway, our saffron almond risotto with chorizo certainly succeeds with less than two cans of saffron.

How to prepare a risotto for guests already the day before, you can read in my blog post “The Risotto Secret”!

Saffron risotto is an ideal complement to a skin-fried fish fillet. And of course it is unbeatable as “Primo Piatto”, the first main course in an Italian menu.

Saffron almond risotto with chorizo

(serves 4)

80 g of chorizo, thinly sliced

olive oil

roast chorizo crispy, drain on kitchen paper, set aside

2 shallots

2 cloves of garlic

press unpeeled with the flat knife, sauté in

60 g of butter

300 g risotto rice

add, simmer until glassy, deglaze with

100 ml white wine

stir and simmer until the wine has almost evaporated

1 L vegetable broth or chicken stock (preferably homemade)

add to the rice gradually, each time wait until the liquid is absorbed (about 10-12 minutes), remove shallots and garlic cloves

1-2 can of Saffron (each 0,1g)

30 g of sliced almonds, dry roasted

1 small handful of flat leaf parsley, chopped

60 g Parmesan cheese, grated

salt, pepper from the mill

stir under the risotto, serve garnished with crispy chorizo slices

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May 2nd, 2018 | main dishes

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Spaghetti Bolognese – that’s where it starts. Only in Germany this spicy tomato-vegetable sauce with minced meat is called like this. The Italian calls it “Ragú” and there are thousands and a recipe variant. In search of meatless recipes, we simply replaced the minced meat with lentils. And lo and behold? No Bolognese, no Ragú – but delicious!