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Pumpkin and bacon risotto

Pumpkin and Speck risotto makes a wonderfully colorful first course or all-in-one meal to celebrate the flavors of the Fall season.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: entree, first course, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

  • 250 g Butternut Squash 8.8 oz
  • 1 half Onion
  • 1 cup Carnaroli or Arborio Rice
  • 1/3 cup White Wine
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 Chicken or Vegetable Bouillion Cube
  • 1 1/2 cups Hot Water
  • 40 g Speck 1.4 oz or bacon
  • 4 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

  • Finely chop the onion. Peel the pumpkin and chop it into small cubes. Dissolve the bouillion cube and salt in the hot water.
  • Heat 3 Tbsp of olive oil in a pressure cooker. When it is hot, fry the onion for 2 -3 minutes. Add the pumpkin and sauté it for 5 -10 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add the rice and sauté, until it starts to brown slightly.  Stir the mixture often.
  • Add the wine and let it boil off.
  • Add the water mixture and stir everything together.
  • Put the lid on the pressure cooker.  Let it start to whistle and then turn down the heat to medium-low and cook for 6 minutes.
  • While the risotto is cooking, slice the speck finely.
  • Take the lid off the pressure cooker and stir the risotto vigourously to crush some of the cubes of pumpkin.
  • Add the speck and grated parmesan cheese and mix in.
  • Serve immediately.