Basic Risotto

Name: Basic Risotto
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as a first course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, olive oil; 1 , medium onion, peeled and diced; 2 - 4 ounces, pancetta, country ham, proscuitto, or other flavorful cured meat, minced; 2 cups, Arborio rice, or medium grain rice; , Table salt; 1 can, low-sodium chicken broth, combined with 3 cups water; 1/2 cup, dry white wine; 1/2 cup, grated Parmesan cheese, or grated Asiago, plus extra for passing

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1994

SERVES4 as a main course or 6 as a first course

TIME40 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

After extensive testing, we learned that traditional risotto recipes are not sacred and can be simplified. For example, while Arborio is the preferred rice, other japonica-type varieties, such as Japanese short-grain rice and California-gro...

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