Risotto alla Milanese

Name: Risotto alla Milanese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 320g arborio rice; 1.2L warm beef stock; 1 white onion, finely diced; 150ml dry white wine; 1g saffron threads; 60g butter; 80g parmesan, grated; 30g beef bone marrow, optional; 2 tbsp olive oil

The golden risotto of Milan — arborio rice cooked with bone marrow, white wine and precious saffron.

Total time

45 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Italian

gluten-free

Ingredients

320garborio rice

1.2Lwarm beef stock

1white onion, finely diced

150mldry white wine

1gsaffron threads

60gbutter

80gparmesan, grated

30gbeef bone marrow, optional

2 tbspolive oil

Instructions

Steep saffron in 3 tbsp warm stock for 15 minutes.

Sauté onion in butter and olive oil until very soft, about 10 minutes.

Add bone marrow if using and stir until melted.

Add rice and toast 2 minutes, add white wine and stir until absorbed.

Add saffron stock, then add remaining stock one ladle at a time stirring constantly.

After 18 minutes check rice for doneness, remove from heat.

Stir in remaining butter and parmesan, rest 2 minutes and serve immediately.