{"id":4211,"date":"2024-07-11T16:51:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T14:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saltedpasta.com\/en\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:13:00","slug":"champagne-risotto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saltedpasta.com\/en\/champagne-risotto\/","title":{"rendered":"Champagne Risotto with Prosecco and Zucchini"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The idea for this recipe was created very spontaneously. After all, I’ve never heard of something like “champagne risotto”, but googled it and it turns out that there is such a thing! Italians call it Risotto allo spumante<\/strong>. But from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, I am giving you some suggestions on how you can modify the recipe to suit your preferences and the contents of your fridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How to prepare risotto?<\/strong> What wine to use for risotto?<\/strong> Can children eat risotto with wine?<\/strong> Does risotto rice need to be rinsed?<\/strong> What herbs to use for risotto?<\/strong> How to make risotto stock?<\/strong> Should you peel zucchini for risotto?<\/strong> Risotto with zucchini is perfect for people on a vegetarian (with vegetable broth), flexitarian and pescatarian diet.\n
The most important rules for making risotto:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Add white wine to the risotto, preferably dry. You can also use sparkling wine. If you prefer semi-dry wine, you can also add it. The most important rule – add the wine you like. If you want to add non-alcoholic wine, nothing stops you!
Why not red wine? Red wine may turn the rice purple-blue and it will not look aesthetically pleasing. In risotto, rice is supposed to play the first fiddle, then there are additions, e.g. lean meat or delicate vegetables. We don’t want heavy red wine to overshadow their taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Add wine to the risotto at the very beginning. During cooking, all the alcohol in the wine will evaporate, so eating risotto is safe for children, drivers and pregnant women because it does not contain alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We do not rinse rice for risotto! By rinsing the rice, we remove the starch that makes it sticky. If we rinse the rice, our risotto will not be creamy and sticky, which is the consistency we want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Risotto has a delicate taste, its aroma is given by wine, parmesan and butter. For risotto with such a delicate-tasting vegetable as zucchini, you don’t need any herbs that could dominate the dish. Just pepper and salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Risotto can be poured with broth, vegetable or meat broth. But if we want to prepare risotto quickly, we can use ready-made broth. Either in cubes or in the form of jelly from a jar or from the box. I use vegetable or chicken broth for zucchini risotto. However, if you want to prepare it yourself, just add the vegetables and meat to the pot, cover with water and then cook for a few hours over low heat to obtain an aromatic broth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It depends on your preferences. You can peel the zucchini, but you don’t have to. Young zucchini is best for risotto, as you don’t need to remove the seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Risotto rice does not contain gluten, so it is a gluten-free dish.
The proportions given below make approximately 3 portions of risotto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n