Bacon Risotto

There are huge "blind spots" inward my cooking repertoire, like various herbs that I've never been introduced to, or spices that picky-picky hubby refuses to consume as well as thence in that place is ever the fiscal restrictions that maintain me from trying certainly foods.

I'm non certainly which of these categories risotto falls into (I've never fifty-fifty tasted it earlier today)  but I'm guessing that the $10 toll tag for a 36 ounce scandalize of Arborio rice was purpose of the "hold up". I know I volition move on a search for a to a greater extent than reasonable source, inward the nigh future, for this specialty rice since nosotros liked it thence much.

This recipe came from allrecipes.com as well as it is absolutely delicious. I am actually looking frontward to reheating it for tomorrows lunch!!
1/2 pound bacon (fried, drained as well as crumbled)
v cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced (see note)
1½ cups Arborio rice (do non usage regular rice)
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 loving cup grated Parmesan cheese (not the powdered kind)
tabular array salt as well as pepper to taste

Bring the chicken stock to a boil inward a sauce pan, over high heat; cut down the rut to depression as well as maintain the chicken stock hot.

Heat 2 tablespoons butter inward a large, heavy bottomed saucepan over medium high heat.  Add the onion as well as garlic; develop as well as stir until the onion begins to plow golden brownish at the edges, virtually 2 minutes. Add the rice as well as stir until it is coated inward butter as well as has started to toast, virtually 2 or three minutes.

Reduce the rut to medium as well as stir inward one third of the hot chicken stock; expire on stirring until the rice has absorbed the liquid as well as turned creamy.

Repeat this procedure ii to a greater extent than times, stirring constantly, which should accept virtually 15-20 minutes amount time. The rice should move tender but slightly theatre when fully cooked.

Remove the risotto from the rut as well as stir inward the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the cheese as well as the crisp bacon. Season to gustation amongst tabular array salt as well as pepper.

NOTE: As a commencement fourth dimension risotto maker, I was nervous virtually making rice without using a lid on the pan, but it plant great...just don't rush it.

NOTE: I wanted the bacon flavour to develop into the rice, thence I pose virtually one-half of the crisp bacon into the rice equally it cooked, thence mixed inward the other one-half of the crisp bacon earlier serving. I volition definitely exercise that over again because it gave the rice a wonderful flavor.

NOTE: The recipe calls for 4 cloves of garlic, but that seems similar a LOT. I didn't usage whatever garlic because picky-picky is allergic to it.
These photos exercise non exercise this tasty side dish justice.

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