Easy Risotto

EASY RISOTTO for 2 wonderful people

Vegetarian: Yes (Replace chicken bouillon with vegetarian)

Flavor Profile: Mediterranean

Time to prepare: 1 hour 

Difficulty level: Easy

Spicy level: Mild

Feeds: 2 Wonderful People 

Cost of Ingredients: 15$ CAD

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of short grain rice (cheaper then risotto rice)
• 2 cups of strong chicken bouillon
• 1/2 cup of white wine, room temperature
• Fresh, sliced mushrooms
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp butter
• Cut tomatoes for garnish (optional)
• Finely cut green onions for garnish
• Grated parmesan cheese for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

• On Medium heat, melt butter in cast iron pan.
• Add the mushrooms, stir until golden brown.

• Remove the mushrooms from the pan, set mushrooms aside.
• Add the sliced onions in the pan, stir until golden in color. 

• On low/medium heat, add the rice to the pan. Stir continuously until the rice has become glass/golden colour, approximately 10 minutes. Do not add butter!

• Add the wine to the hot pan, stir continuously until the wine is fully absorbed.
• Add 1/4 of a cup of chicken bouillon to the rice, stir continuously until the liquid is absorbed. Low to medium heat. Be patient.

• Repeat and continue with 1/4 cup of chicken bouillon each time, stirring until complete absorption, repeat until the complete chicken bouillon has been  absorbed by the rice.  Be patient, stirring is very important. The rice should not stick to the pan or burn. Be patient.

• Taste! The rice should not be soft, nor hard, but needs a slight crunchiness.
• Remove risotto from the heat. Serve immediately.
• Garnish with sliced tomatoes, green stallions and parmesan cheese.   ENJOY!