INGREDIENTS FOR 10-12 SERVINGS
- 1kg Carnaroli rice
- 350g white onions
- 1 bottle still white wine
- 2/3L meat or vegetable broth
- 150g grated Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
- 125g cold butter
LET'S BEGIN!
Pour 2-3 liters of meat or vegetable broth in a pot and heat until boiling (we will need it later but it is the first thing to do).
Pour a little olive oil in a non-stick pan, add 350g of finely chopped onions and fry them over high heat until golden
Once golden, add the Carnaroli rice and start toasting it by moving it continuously to prevent it from burning.
COOKING THE RICE
Once the rice is toasted (it changes color from white to golden), add the wine and let the alcohol evaporate. Always keep the rice stirred and the heat to the maximum. Continue until the alcohol has finished evaporating; then, add the broth necessary to cover all the rice plus about 1 cm more, and continue cooking over a medium heat.
While cooking the rice, always keep it stirred, and gradually add more broth to keep it soft. Proceed by adding a ladleful of broth every once in a while, then wait until it has evaporated and add another ladleful. Cook the risotto in this way for 12-15 minutes, or until most of the stock has been absorbed by the rice and the rice is tender but has a slight bite. Every now and then taste the rice to make sure that the consistency is right.
P.S:: if the rice is of good quality, it will cook well and will give you a little margin for errors if you need a few more minutes to let the broth dry off.
FINAL STEPS
Once the rice is cooked, evenly distribute the cold butter, cut into small pieces, into the risotto. Wait for 1 minute and add Parmigiano Reggiano D.O.P. cheese. Finally, start blending the risotto to create a homogeneous cream. This process is known in Italian as mantecatura.The perfect consistency should look like a "wave": that is when the risotto is neither too liquid nor too thick.
Finally, taste it alone first (to discover the final result) and then add a few drops of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP EXTRA VECCHIO !!!