DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Risotto
Also known as: Risotto, aux fromages, préemballé, Risotto, aux fruits de mer, préemballé, Risotto, aux légumes, préemballé, Risotto, chicken, homemade, Risotto, plain, homemade, Risotto, vegetable, brown rice, Risotto, white rice, vegetable, homemade
Jamie Oliver’s basic risotto gently cooks onion, garlic and celery, lightly fries risotto rice and adds vermouth or white wine before gradual stock additions. Butter, Parmesan and a covered rest create a creamy, loose finish with slight bite in the grains.
About Risotto
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Jamie Oliver’s basic risotto focuses on a smooth, creamy, loose consistency. Onion, garlic and celery form its aromatic base, while stock is added gradually to the rice. Butter and Parmesan finish the dish.
The vegetables are finely chopped and cooked gently in olive oil with a little butter. They should soften without colouring before the rice is added and stirred over higher heat until slightly translucent.
Dry white vermouth or dry white wine goes in next. Once it has cooked into the rice, hot stock is added a ladle at a time, allowing each addition to be absorbed before the next.
The grains are cooked until soft with a slight bite. Boiling water can supplement the stock if it runs out before the rice is ready. The pan is then removed from the heat for the remaining butter and Parmesan.
A brief covered rest completes the creamy texture, and Oliver recommends eating the risotto promptly. The recipe offers chicken, fish or vegetable stock; its separate arancini suggestion turns cooled leftovers into another preparation.
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