Risotto Recipes

There are many risotto recipes. When prepared right this is a truly magnificent dish. A little patience and practice you to can cook a great risotto. Here is a great Risotto recipe with some options that can add great taste:

1 medium chopped onion

½ stick of butter, divided in 2

Large pinch of Saffron threads

1 ½ cup Arborio rice

1/2 cup dry white wine

4 to 6 cups of chicken broth

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

¼ cup of prosciutto or (diced) bone marrow (optional)

Put the stock in a medium saucepan and heat at medium low temperature, add the saffron.
In a large skillet over medium heat Cook onion and prosciutto or bone marrow, if you have it, until soft in 2 tablespoons butter. Add rice and stir 2 to 3 minutes until completely covered in the butter.

Add wine; stir until absorbed. Keep the heat from medium to medium high; stir in ½ cup of broth. Cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until broth is absorbed. The mixture should not be dry or runny.

Continue stirring and adding remaining broth ½ a cup or so at a time, allowing the broth to be almost completely absorbed before adding more, until rice is tender and mixture has a creamy consistency. It will take between 20 and 30 minutes.

Stir in cheese, salt, pepper, cream and remaining butter. Stir until mixture is creamy, about 2 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning and serve immediately.

I hope you enjoy this great risotto recipe. A dish that will certainly please the whole family.