Rice ‘polenta’ with sausage sauce and rice with pork, lemon and saffron: Pasta Grannies’ Sardinian rice recipes
Spoons at the ready for 83-year-old Maria’s rustic risotto with pork and saffron, and Rita’s polenta-style rice with a punchy sauce
TL;DR
- Maria's Sardinian recipe is a rustic risotto with pork, lemon, and saffron, taking approximately 1 hour 20 minutes to cook.
- This risotto is described as being more like a pilaf than a creamy northern Italian risotto.
- The frascarelli recipe from Le Marche involves making a polenta-like rice dish with flour, served with a sauce of fennel, sausage, and passata.
- Frascarelli was traditionally served plain to invalids and new mothers due to its nourishing and easily digestible properties.
- The article includes preparation and cooking times, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions for both dishes.
- Both recipes are presented as accessible, even for those new to making risotto or similar dishes.