What to cook with rice instead of pilaf: an idea for a delicate crumbly risotto
If you want to diversify your everyday menu, instead of the usual pilaf, you should make risotto. The dish is prepared based on broth, from a special kind of rice that you can find in a regular supermarket. And if you add butter and Parmesan, the texture is extremely tender and juicy. In addition, this dish is also more budget-friendly, because you don't need to add meat.
The idea of cooking crumbly rice risotto was published on the Instagram page of the famous Ukrainian chef Valerii Ponomar (ponomar_valeriy).
Rice risotto recipe
Source: Screenshot of a post on Valerii Ponomar's Instagram page
Ingredients:
- Carnaroli rice – 250 g
- olive oil – 2 tbsp
- onion – 1/2 pc
- garlic – 1 clove
- broth (as it evaporates)
- butter – 20 g
- Parmesan cheese – 50-60 g
Slicing onions for the dish
Source: Screenshot of a post on Valerii Ponomar's Instagram page
Method of preparation:
1. Fry the rice in olive oil until the color of a raw oyster – then it will emulsify with the broth.
Frying rice with onions
Source: Screenshot of a post on Valerii Ponomar's Instagram page
2. When adding the broth, it should be boiling, so keep it on low heat in a saucepan.
3. Choose the broth based on the ingredients you plan to add (meat, fish or vegetable).
Adding onions
Source: Screenshot of a post on Valerii Ponomar's Instagram page
4. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring constantly and adding broth as it evaporates.
5. After 18 minutes, add the butter and finely grated Parmesan cheese.
Adding parmesan cheese
Source: Screenshot of a post on Valerii Ponomar's Instagram page
6. The rice should be dense inside and slightly hard (al dente).
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