Buongiorno! Here's something new. Get your passports ready because we are off to the little European country shaped like a boot. Benvenuti in Italia! Welcome to Italy.
One of Italy's easiest and most delicious dishes is a classic risotto. classic risottos usually have rice, butter or cream and one great or various Italian cheeses or formaggio. Delizioso!
A super brief history of Risotto, according to my favourite unauthenticated site: Wikipedia:
[ Risotto is a traditional Italian rice dish cooked with broth and flavored with Parmesan cheese and other ingredients,which can include meat,fish, vegetables. The name means literally "little rice"and it is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy.
Its origins are in northern Italy, specifically Eastern Piedmont, Western Lombardy, and the Veneto, where rice paddies are abundant ]
While some serve Risotto as an appetizer, it can also be served as the main course or side dish. The recipe to follow gives about 6 servings, with about 250 calories per serving. Have 1 serving or more, do whatever feels good! but if you're cutting back on calories, 1 serving should suffice.
Hope you've enjoyed you history lesson, how let's cook it !
Ingredients
2 tbsp butter
2/3 cup sliced green onion
1 1/3 cups uncooked long-grain rice
4 cups water
1 tsp chicken bouillon
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
3 tsp salt
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Method
1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Cook green onions in butter briefly
3. Add the rice
4. Cook and stir for a few minutes to toast rice
5. Stir in water, and season with chicken bouillon, salt and pepper
6. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low
7. Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes
8. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 5 minutes
9. Stir in the Parmesan cheese
This meal is yummy and quick! Get cooking and get eating!
From me to you
Buon Appetito!
Lisa Rhooms
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