Solar Risotto Alla Milanese Food

RISOTTO MILANESE

Steps:

• Coat a large saucepan generously with olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and salt and sweat them until translucent, about 5 minutes. Bring the pan to a medium-high heat. Add the rice and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, letting the rice slightly stick to the bottom of the pan and scraping it off. It should also sound crackly.
• Add the saffron to the hot chicken stock; the stock should turn bright yellow.
• Add the wine to the pan until it covers the surface of the rice. Season with salt and cook over a medium-high heat, stirring continuously until the wine has absorbed into the rice. Add the saffron chicken stock to the pan until it covers the rice. Cook over a medium-high heat, stirring continuously until the stock has absorbed into the rice.
• Repeat this process two more times with the hot saffron chicken stock. When the third addition of the stock has absorbed and the rice is very creamy, bite a couple grains of rice to be sure it is cooked perfectly. If it is still a little crunchy, add a little more stock and cook the rice for another couple of minutes. When the rice is cooked perfectly, remove it from the heat.
• Toss in the butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano and "whip the heck out of it." The rice should be creamy but still flow and hold its own shape.

RISOTTO ALLA MILANESE

Steps:

• Meat broth may be substituted with 1 cup canned chicken broth mixed with 3 cups of water.
• Pancetta with beef marrow or proscuitto.
• Shallot with onion.
• Saffron should be dissolved in 1 1/2 cups hot broth or water.
• Bring the broth to a slow, steady simmer.
• Must be either homemade or[very] low sodium.
• In a heavy-bottomed casserole, over medium-high heat, saute the pancetta and shallots in 3 tablespoons of the butter and all of the oil.
• As soon as the shallots become translucent, add the rice and stir until it is well coated.
• Saute lightly for a few moments and then add 1/2 cup of the simmering broth, about a ladleful.
• Proceed according to the basic risotto technique.
• After 15 minutes, add half of the dissolved saffron.
• When the liquid has been absorbed, add the rest (the later the saffron is added, the stronger the taste).
• Cook the rice with more stock (or water if you run out) until tender but al dente, taste for salt (but remember that you're going to add the cheese).
• Add pepper, 2 tablespoons of butter, and the cheese and mix thoroughly.
• Serve with additional grated cheese on the side.
• NOTES: Serve with Osso Bucco alla Milanese.

RISOTTO ALLA MILANESE

Steps:

• Put 30 g of the butter in a large pan and melt it (keep the remaining butter for later).
• Add the finely chopped onion.
• Sweat over a medium heat for about 2 minutes.
• Add the bone marrow and continue cooking for another 3 minutes, breaking it with the spoon while stirring.
• Once the onion is soft, add the rice and and stir until the rice is completely coated with the fat.
• You can see that the rice will start to become translucent, keep stirring and sweat the rice for a minute or two.
• Then, add the white wine, keep stirring and let the wine evaporate (it will probably take a couple of minutes).
• Now, add the stock and turn the heat to medium/low, the stock, which is kept simmering in order to stay hot, should be added at the rate of a couple of ladlefuls at a time and when this is absorbed, add more stock.
• Carry on in this way for about 15 minutes, during this stage, do not leave the pan alone and stir regularly (gently).
• After 15 minutes, you will probably need an extra 3 to 5 minutes to complete the final stage of cooking (this time depends on the type of rice you are using). From now on, taste the rice every minute until the rice is cooked "al dente" (this means that the rice is tender outside, but still slightly firm to the bite in the centre). At the same time, the tasting will tell you if you need to adjust seasoning with salt. Regular but gentle stirring is required for the last minutes in order to avoid the risotto sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• In these last minutes, if the stock is completely absorbed, you can gradually add a bit more (say a half ladle at a time) because at this final stage you do not want the risotto becoming too watery.
• Now, at about the 15th minute, put the saffron powder into a glass.
• Add half a ladle of stock and dissolve the saffron stirring with a small spoon and then add the saffron into the pan.
• Stir until all the rice is uniformly coloured (golden yellow). Continue cooking and adding stock as required.
• When the rice is perfectly cooked "al dente", add the Parmesan cheese and stir for few seconds until the Parmesan has melted.
• Then, put the cooker off, add all the remaining butter (cut into pieces) and stir until completely melted.
• Cover the pan with a lid for about 1 minute and allow the risotto to rest before serving it.
• Risotto should be served "all'onda" (like a wave). This means that when you serve it onto the plate, it should still flow a little.
• Buon appetito!

RISOTTO ALLA MILANESE

Steps:

• Heat the butter, salt pork, and olive oil in a heavy skillet over moderate heat.
• Add the onions and cook until lightly browned.
• Add the chopped livers, salt, and pepper, and stir. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the rice, stirring well, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the boiling broth, stir well, cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
• Test for seasoning and doneness. The risotto should be creamy in texture and the rice should be cooked but still slightly firm to the teeth.
• If the rice is too dry, add a little more broth. If too runny, cook uncovered for a minute or two.
• Do not overcook. Just prior to serving stir in the saffron. Serve with grated fresh parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
• You might also want to add some freshly ground black pepper on top.
• For Vegetarian remove the Chicken liver, the salt pork and do not use the chicken broth. Also do not add any fish/seafood such as shrimp to the recipe. Fish/seafood is not considered vegetarian.

RISOTTO ALLA MILANESE

Steps:

• Mix together the garlic, parsley, and lemon zest in a bowl.
• Set aside.
• Put the saffron in a small bowl with 1 tbsp boiling water and let stand while saffron is infused.
• Melt the butter in a heavy frying pan, and gently cook the onion until soft and golden, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the rice and cook for about 2 minutes, until it becomes translucent.
• Add the wine and saffron mixture and cook for several minutes until all the wine is absorbed.
• Added 2 1/2 cups of the stock to the pan, and simmer gently until the stock is absorbed.
• Stir frequently.
• Gradually add more stock, a ladle at a time, until the rice is tender.
• (The rice may be tender and creamy before you've added all the stock, so add it slowly toward the end of the cooking time.) Season the risotto with the salt and pepper and transfer to a serving dish.
• Sprinkly lavishly with shavings of Parmesan cheese and the garlic and parsley mixture.