🧀 Classic Risotto alla Milanese for Beginners

Name: Classic Risotto alla Milanese for Beginners
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 320 g Risotto rice (Arborio or Carnaroli); 1000 ml Vegetable broth; 150 ml Dry white wine; 100 g Cured bacon cubes (smoked); 1 kleine Onion (finely chopped); 1 Prise Saffron threads (ground); 60 g Butter; 50 g Parmesan cheese (grated)

540 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

320 g Risotto rice (Arborio or Carnaroli)
1000 ml Vegetable broth
150 ml Dry white wine
100 g Cured bacon cubes (smoked)
1 kleine Onion (finely chopped)
1 Prise Saffron threads (ground)
60 g Butter
50 g Parmesan cheese (grated)

Instructions

1. Heat the vegetable broth in a pot and keep it warm (near boiling point).
2. Fry the bacon cubes in a large pot with a spoonful of oil until crispy.
3. Add the onions and sauté them for 2 minutes until soft.
4. Toast the rice for 2 minutes until it becomes slightly translucent.
5. Deglaze the rice with the white wine and stir until the liquid has evaporated.
6. Dissolve the saffron in a ladle of hot broth and add it to the rice.
7. Now add the broth ladle by ladle, stir regularly and wait until each portion is absorbed.
8. Remove the pot from the heat. Stir in the cold butter and Parmesan (this process is called 'Mantecatura').
9. Cover the risotto with a lid and let it rest for 2 minutes.
10. Serve the risotto immediately while hot.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 540
Protein: 14 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 68 g