Recipe: Perfect Risotto alla Milanese

Risotto alla Milanese.

You can cook Risotto alla Milanese using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Risotto alla Milanese

1. You need 200 gr of arborio rice.
2. Prepare 350-400 ml of chicken stock.
3. Prepare 50 gr of chopped onions.
4. Prepare Pinch of saffran (optional).
5. Prepare of Mushroom or asparagus (substitution of saffran).
6. It's of Salt.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
8. You need 1 tbsp of butter.
9. It's 1 tbsp of parmesan cheese.
10. It's of Extra parmesan on the side.

Risotto alla Milanese step by step

1. In a bowl, dip saffran in little water.
2. In a pot, heat 2 tbsp olive oil. Add the chopped onions. Stir it until onions are soft and clear..
3. Add 200 gr arborio rice. Stir it well and slowly add one to two laddle of chicken stock into the pot. Stir it and let it cook for 2 minutes. Add another laddles of stock. Let it cook again. Keep repeating until it reaches al dente consistency..
4. When it reaches the risotto consistency, add a tbsp of butter and a tbsp of parmesan cheese..
5. Stir it well and serve it warm..
6. Other options: pan fried mushroom or cooked asparagus can be added into risotto rice..