Source: renalizie.it

Presentation

First course of risotto prepared with rice, onion, butter, white wine, vegetable broth, Grana Padano PDO, saffron

Ingredients

for 4 people

320 g (11.3 oz) Carnaroli rice

1 onion

40 g (1.4 oz) butter

½ glass  dry white wine

1 sachet saffron

1.5 L (50.7 fl oz) homemade vegetable broth

30 g (1.1 oz) Grana Padano, grated

Method

Peel and slice a small onion

Put it in a saucepan with a knob of butter.

Sauté slowly until the onion is wilted

Throw in the rice.

Let it toast,

Sprinkle it with half a glass of white wine and let it absorb.

Wet the rice with a ladle of broth and let it absorb.

In a glass, dilute the sachet of saffron in a ladle of broth.

Cook the rice (for about 18 minutes), gradually adding more hot broth (about a liter and a quarter) and stirring.

Keep the broth with the saffron for last.

Remove the rice from the heat, add another 20 g of butter and 30 g of grated Grana Padano, stirring until butter and cheese have creamed the rice.

Allergens

Vegetable broth: check the composition for celery or other allergenic ingredients

Butter: milk allergens

Onion: possible reactivity in case of nickel allergy due to the vegetable’s ability to concentrate it

Grana Padano PDO: milk allergens

Rice: (allergy very common in the Far East, almost unknown in Italy and Europe). Possible cross-reaction in case of grass sensitivity

Wine: presence of sulphites included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Saffron: rare but possible allergy

Notes

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

Vegetable broth: provides minerals, especially sodium and potassium, useful for regulating heart function and water retention.

Onion: rich in selenium that supports the immune system and with the ability to stabilize blood glucose at normal values; carrier of quercetin, a flavonoid that helps contain cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood, parameters related to cardiovascular risk, which also supports liver function by promoting the purification of the body. Also suitable for nephropathic patients.

Grana Padano PDO: useful for the proper functioning of the liver

Rice: due to its modest protein content, it is suitable for nephropathic and phenylketonuric patients; since it is an antiuric food, it is recommended in case of gout and hyperuricemia.

White wine: (moderate consumption) counteracts bad cholesterol and raises the levels of good cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke and has a purifying and detoxifying activity favorable to the proper functioning of the liver

Ginger: helps fight the sense of nausea and also has anti-inflammatory properties,

Safety / Intended use

Can be administered in case of:

• Renal impairment
• Dialysis
• Transplantation

Product also intended for subjects with:

1. Mucositis (Inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity) only well cooked
2. Xerostomia (dry mouth) if well cooked
3. Dysphagia (only if in pieces of uniform size and consistency)

Not recommended in case of:

• Diarrhea