Risotto Alla Milanese

By Joan_Z

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Butter
• 1 Onion minced
• 2 cups Raw rice
• 12 Mushrooms - fresh and chopped
• 1/2 cup Dry White Wine
• 1/4 cup Melted butter
• 10 cups Chicken Broth
• 1/4 tsp Saffron
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

IMPORTANT: Requires constant close attention and frequent stirring!!

Heat 1/4 cup butter in saucepan and cook onion til translucent. Add white pepper and rice. Stir until rice is coated with butter.

Add white wine and stir for 3 minutes. Slowly add chicken broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring slowly.

Add mushrooms. Reserve 1 cup of broth and add saffron to it. After rice has cooked 15 minutes, add saffron stock, stirring again.

Add 1/2 cup cheese. Cook 10 minutes for a total of 25 minutes.

Serve at once and toss remaining 1/4 cup butter and Parmesan Cheese.