"The Secret to Perfect Risotto" Deborah Dal Fovo for Cook Like An Italian

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Risotto is a staple in the Northern Italian diet.

Although it seems like a simple dish to prepare, special techniques are necessary to achieve the perfect risotto!

If you want to master the art of risotto making, don’t miss our virtual class with Italian Chef Deborah Dal Fovo!

You will learn the basic risotto method that you can use to prepare an infinite number of dishes and how to prepare the most iconic Italian risotto: Risotto alla Milanese (Saffron Risotto). Chef Deborah will also explain how you can repurpose leftover risotto into other classic dishes. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀?

With your Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone. 

Click on the Zoom link that has been provided for you after the registration. You will be prompted to download the software. If you like you may also create an account, but it is not a requirement for a Zoom meeting.

For more information go this article: https://www.utc.edu/walker-center-teaching-learning/pdfs/zoom-participant-guide.pdf

𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲

• 5 tablespoons/70g unsalted butter, divided

• 1 large shallot or 1/4 white onion, minced finely 

• 1 ounce/30g uncooked beef bone marrow (optional)

• 2 cups/400g Carnaroli or Vialone Nano rice

• 3/4 cup/175ml Northern Italian dry white wine

• 6 cups/1½ liters homemade meat broth or 4 cups canned broth and 2 cups water

• 1 teaspoon/.70g/ good quality saffron filaments

• 1 cup/100g finely grated Grana Padano cheese (can be substituted with Parmigiana Reggiano)

• Kosher or fine sea salt

• Freshly ground white or black pepper

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗵

An accomplished Chef and authority on the fine art of Italian living, Deborah Dal Fovo mastered her culinary education in Italian food and wine hands-on from some of Italy's finest and most renowned chefs, winemakers, food producers and home cooks. Her formal culinary studies include classic training at French Master Chef Roger Vergé's legendary cooking school in Mougins, France.

Deborah's passion for food and cooking began at a young age in her Northern Italian-American household and inspired her to return to family origins in Italy where she lived in both Milan and Tuscany for 20 years while traveling extensively throughout the country cultivating its diverse regional flavors and culinary traditions.

A dual citizen of Italy and the United States, Deborah now lives primarily in Northern California and shares her vast culinary experience as a Private Chef to the San Francisco Bay Area elite, renown Italian cooking instructor, and enthusiastic Italian ambassador of good taste. She appears frequently as a guest chef on television shows and is currently writing a cookbook and developing her own cooking show concept.

Website: www.deborahdalfovo.com 

Blog: www.theartofitalianliving.com 

YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/ChefDeborahDalFovo 

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/italianchef.deborahdalfovo 

Instagram: @deborahdalfovo