Butternut, Sausage and Pear RISOTTO

Butternut, Sausage and Pear Risotto is perfect comfort food. Think creamy risotto combined with caramelized butternut squash, sausage and pear.

Supplies:

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• Oven safe skillet 

Ingredients:

• 280 grams Arborio rice (about 70 grams per person)
• 500 grams butternut squash
• 1 pear
• 200 grams sausage (2 links) 
• 50 grams yellow onion (half of a medium onion) 
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 700 grams chicken broth or vegetable broth 
• 65 grams butter (reserve 2/3 of the butter for the final step of mantecare)
• 45 grams Parmigiano 
• Gorgonzola cheese (optional) 
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Salt to taste
• Cayenne pepper to taste (optional) 

Recipe and video courtesy of Fontana Forni USA. For the written directions click here.