Italian Risotto Recipes

Ingredients :

1 medium onion

4 rashers streaky bacon

225 g mushrooms

2 tbsp olive oil

225 g risotto or brown rice

600 ml stock

salt and pepper

4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

1. Chop the onion, bacon and mushrooms.
2. Heat the oil and stir in the onion.
3. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in the bacon and continue cooking gently for 5 minutes.
5. Add the mushrooms and cook for 1 minute, stirring well.
6. Add the rice and stir well until it is coated with the mixture in the pan.
7. Add boiling stock and season well.
8. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the rice is cooked and creamy (brown rice will need longer cooking, and more stock may be added so that the rice does not become dry).
9. Stir in the cheese and serve garnished with parsley.

Note :

The best rice to use for this dish is the Italian short grain risotto rice, but brown rice is delicious too, although it will need longer cooking.

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