Risotto alla monzese with sausage and red wine
A generous Lombard-style risotto with crumbled luganega sausage, onion, and red wine, cooked in meat broth until the rice is perfectly creamy.
Milanese risotto is a specialty of the Lombardy region. The soft, crumbled sausage and the red wine give it a round and comforting flavor.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total30 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodnibbled
- Estimated cost$9.15 $2.29 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $1.05
- $0.06
- $0.18
- $0.44
- $6.03
- $1.39
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Chop the onion and sauté it in a saucepan with the butter. ≈ 8 min
- When it’s golden brown, add the sausage and use a fork to break it up into small pieces. ≈ 4 min
- Once the sausage is browned, add the rice and let it toast for a few minutes. ≈ 3 min
- Pour the wine and let it evaporate. ≈ 3 min
- Just add enough broth to cover the rice, and then add more as it evaporates, until the rice is cooked through.
The bill
Risotto alla monzese with sausage and red wine
- 360 g of rice (Baldo, Carnaroli, or Rosa Marchetti)$1.05
- A quarter of a white onion$0.06
- 20 grams of butter$0.18
- 10 cl of dry red wine$0.44
- 300 g of luganega or another type of soft sausage$6.03
- Hot meat broth$1.39
Total$9.15
that's $2.29 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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