Italian Risotto
Italian Risotto

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, italian risotto. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Italian Risotto is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Italian Risotto is something which I have loved my whole life.

In this episode of Culinary Secrets Chef Tomm teaches us how to make risotto. This recipe is the same one I learned while working in Tuscany. Risotto is a classic Italian side dish that uses short grain rice.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook italian risotto using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Risotto:
  1. Take 1/4 cup butter
  2. Get 1 medium onion, chopped
  3. Take 1 stalk celery, very finely chopped
  4. Get 2 cloves garlic, minced or mashed
  5. Take 1 cup Arborio rice (or uncooked white rice)
  6. Take 1 tbs olive oil
  7. Take 1/2 cup dry white wine
  8. Take 3.5 cups vegetable broth (hot)
  9. Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
  10. Make ready 1/4 tsp pepper
  11. Prepare 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  12. Take 3/4 cup frozen peas, (completely thawed)
  13. Prepare 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Originally it comes from Piedmont, where rice is commonly grown. It is very important for the cuisine of Milan. Common ingredients of the base recipe are white wine, and onions. Risotto is a creamy Italian rice dish usually made with Arborio rice.

Steps to make Italian Risotto:
  1. Have all ingredients prepared, measured, and ready to use. Like they say, risotto waits for no one.
  2. Heat butter in a medium sauce pan on medium heat. When foam subsides, add onion and celery, sauté until onion is soft, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
  3. Stir in rice; add a bit of olive oil, sauté for 2-3 minutes. Keep stirring until slightly toasted.
  4. Add the wine and stir this a few times. Heat until the liquid is almost evaporated. [Add finely chopped celery leaves]
  5. Add 1 cup of the hot broth (microwave) into the rice mixture and stir. Add the salt & pepper and thyme. Stir often until liquid is absorbed.
  6. Add more broth each time in stages by one (1) cup, stirring routinely, just when the broth is absorbed, add the next, until all (but 1/2 cup) is used. Cooking time varies, ~ 30-40 minutes.
  7. With rice now just tender, add the peas, and mix. Remove from heat and add the parmesan cheese and mix thoroughly.
  8. Transfer the creamy rice to a bowl or plates, and enjoy.
  9. [Use the 1/2 cup broth for next day leftover heating]

It can be a little time consuming but it's worth it. This is a dish that will impress guests. Risotto with Italian sausage is a grat combination! Risotto is very popular in northern Italy. It's a dish that you can make in many variations and with many different ingredients, even if Risotto.

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