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Ingredients (4 servings):
- 400 g duck hearts

- 1 head of small radicchio or half of a large one
- 250 g (a cup) arborio rice

- 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 50 g butter
- 50 g Parmesan cheese
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of dry thyme leaves
- 1 bay leaf
- 100 ml sweet white wine
- 1-1.5 l chicken stock
- 1 medium onion, I use a red onion
Preparation method:
- Cut each duck heart in two lengthwise

- Wash them under running water to remove the remaining blood clots.

- Chop the onion.

- Heat the olive oil, add the chopped onions and fry over low-medium heat for about 5 minutes until fragrant.



- Add the halved hearts, the dried thyme and bay leaf, salt and freshly ground black pepper

and keep frying over low heat about 10-15 minutes until the hearts soften and half cooked.
- Meanwhile, chop the radicchio.

- Heat up the stock and keep it hot while cooking the rice.
- Add the chopped radicchio and stir fry in the pot for another 2 minutes, until the radicchio has softened.
- Add some more olive oil and the arborio rice and fry for another minute or so.


- Add the wine and start cooking the rice, continuously stirring the pot’s content.

- When the wine is absorbed

add a ladle of stock to the pot and keep stirring until the liquid is incorporated.
keep doing it one ladle at a time until the rice is cooked but still with texture for about 15-20 minutes.

- Remove the risotto from heat and add the grated Parmesan cheese and the butter and stir them together. Season with salt and pepper to your taste if needed.

- Serve the risotto topped with chopped parsley and some more grated Parmesan cheese.