Risotto with pancetta and saffron
Risotto with pancetta and saffron

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, risotto with pancetta and saffron. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Fragrant, flavorful saffron is the perfect ingredient in this simple, yet tasty risotto finished with pancetta, Parmesan cheese, and butter. Fragrant, flavourful saffron is the perfect ingredient for a simple, yet tasty risotto. You can prepare this recipe in no time using a pressure cooker, or choose to make it the traditional way in a regular saucepan.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have risotto with pancetta and saffron using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Risotto with pancetta and saffron:
  1. Prepare arborio rice(usually 80-100 grams are for one person)
  2. Prepare pancetta or smoked bacon
  3. Make ready teaspoon saffron
  4. Take extra virgin olive oil
  5. Make ready little bit of parmiggiano reggiano
  6. Take small onion
  7. Make ready Vegetable stock
  8. Take white wine (not necessary)

Add half of the quantity of fish stock, the shreds of saffron and cook gently until the rice has absorbed the liquid. Then continue to add the remaining liquid, a little at a time. Risotto: Combine the stock and saffron in a saucepan, heat and keep hot. This pancetta risotto recipe is made by rendering cubes of pancetta (cured pork belly meat, sort of like thick bacon) until it's brown and crispy, and then sautéeing the rice Sweet green peas counterbalance the salty flavors of the pancetta, making this another classic variation on the traditional Italian risotto.

Steps to make Risotto with pancetta and saffron:
  1. Put the olive oil in a pan with onions and pancetta let them cook
  2. Add the white wine and let the alcohol evaporate
  3. Add the rice and then the vegetable stock little by little and mix everything continuously (put low heat) until it cooks. (It takes about 25 minutes).
  4. When the stock is evaporated and the rice is cooked(it has to be "al dente",not overcooked), just move the risotto in a plate and add some cheese on top. ENJOY :D

More Rice Dishes: Saffron Risotto with Spring Vegetable Ragout. When the risotto is about halfway done, begin frying the pancetta. Directions for: Saffron Risotto with Butternut Squash. I substituted turkey bacon for pancetta and I could only find black truffle infused olive oil at trader joe's. But i think it was a nice addition.

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