Borlotti Bean Pancetta And Rosemary Risotto Recipe

Ingredients

• basic risotto recipe (qv) using chicken or possibly vegetable stock
• 55 gm pancetta or possibly smoked streaky bacon sliced thinly crosswise
• 2 Tbsp. finely minced fresh rosemary
• 255 gm cooked borlotti beans

Instructions

1. Follow the basic risotto recipe.
2. Fry the sliced streaked bacon till golden brown and slightly crisp and add in it at Stage 1 with the rosemary.
3. At Stage 3 add in the hot cooked borlotti beans.
4. This is my favourite risotto of all time it is absolutely superb.
5. The pancetta and rosemary is a marriage made in heaven and the borlotti beans look and taste great and make a real change in a risotto.
6. This risotto is excellent with any leftover rabbit or possibly hare that can be broken up and added at the last minute.
7. Serves 6