Risotto with Lemon

Name: Risotto with Lemon (Risotto al Limone)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1¾ cups rice for risotto (Arborio, Carnaroli, or Vialone Nano); Salt; 6 cups homemade meat broth or ½ each beef and chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 6 cups water; ⅓ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; ½ medium yellow onion; 2 lemons; 3 tablespoons butter

Risotto al Limone

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

When my mother-in-law, Jackie, comes to visit around Thanksgiving, she usually brings wonderfully fragrant, sweet Meyer lemons that she grows in her California backyard. When I made this typical Italian risotto with them, it was superb.

Ingredients

6 cups homemade meat broth or ½ each beef and chicken bouillon cube dissolved in

Europe
Italy
Main course
Thanksgiving
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Put the broth in a pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to maintain a very gentle simmer.
Peel and finely chop the onion. Put it in a heavy-bottomed braising pan with 2 tablespoons of the butter. Place over medium-high heat and sauté until it turns a