Risotto

Risotto is a speciality rice dish from northern Italy and there is no other rice dish quite like it. The best rice all round to use (and the only one for this dish really) is arborio. This is an almost round rice that has an outer layer that creates a wonderful creamy texture as it cooks. It’s the cooking method that creates this consistency: just adding a little hot stock at a time which, as it’s braising on top of the stove, starts to break down the layers.

Risotto can be as basic