Black Truffle Risotto

Name: Black Truffle Risotto
Prep time: PT0D0H0M
Cook time: PT0D0H50M
Total time: PT0D0H50M
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1½ cups carnaroli rice; 6½ cups vegetable broth, warmed; 5 tbsp. (2 oz.) unsalted butter, cut into cubes; ⅔ cups (2 oz.) finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 1 medium black or white truffle (about 1 oz.)

The precious tubers shine in this simple yet lavish rice dish.

Serves
serves 4
Time
50 minutes

PHOTOGRAPHY BY SAM YOUKILIS

By Daniele Sera

Updated on December 17, 2021

As with any super-simple preparation, quality ingredients are the key to success in this minimal risotto recipe. For this recipe, chef Daniele Sera of Tuscany’s Casali di Casole suggests seeking out the super-premium Carnaroli Riserva San Massimo rice, but any other carnaroli will make a fine substitute. Freshly grate your own Parmigiano-Reggiano, and be sure to source fresh truffles in season from a reputable source.

Featured in: “Searching for Truffles, High and Low, in Tuscany and Umbria.”

Ingredients

1½ cups carnaroli rice
6½ cups vegetable broth, warmed
5 tbsp. (2 oz.) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
⅔ cups (2 oz.) finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 medium black or white truffle (about 1 oz.)

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Instructions

Step 1

To a medium pot over medium heat, add the rice and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly toasted, fragrant, and starting to crackle, around 4 minutes. Add 1 cup of the warm broth and cook, stirring continuously until almost completely absorbed, about 2 minutes. Continue adding the broth, 1 cup at a time, and cooking and stirring until the liquid is absorbed before adding more, until the rice is just barely tender and very creamy, about about 35 minutes.

Step 2

Once all of the broth has been added, remove the pot from the heat and set aside to allow the rice to finish cooking through its residual heat for 1–2 minutes. Stir in the butter, followed by the Parmigiano, then ladle the risotto onto a deep platter or 4 deep plates. Using a truffle shaver or vegetable peeler, shave the truffle generously over the top and serve immediately.

To a medium pot over medium heat, add the rice and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly toasted, fragrant, and starting to crackle, around 4 minutes. Add 1 cup of the warm broth and cook, stirring continuously until almost completely absorbed, about 2 minutes. Continue adding the broth, 1 cup at a time, and cooking and stirring until the liquid is absorbed before adding more, until the rice is just barely tender and very creamy, about about 35 minutes.
Once all of the broth has been added, remove the pot from the heat and set aside to allow the rice to finish cooking through its residual heat for 1–2 minutes. Stir in the butter, followed by the Parmigiano, then ladle the risotto onto a deep platter or 4 deep plates. Using a truffle shaver or vegetable peeler, shave the truffle generously over the top and serve immediately.

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