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Jamie Oliver Risotto Bianco (Basic Risotto)
Italian

Jamie Oliver Risotto Bianco (Basic Risotto)

Jamie Oliver's master risotto bianco - the base recipe he teaches all other risottos from. A slow soffrito, toasted arborio rice, vermouth and ladled stock finished with butter and Parmesan for a creamy, oozy texture.

45 min
Total time
6
Servings
15 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
intermediatedinnervegetariangluten-free
Source: Jamie Oliver (jamieoliver.com)

Ingredients

6 servings
  • 1.1 litres chicken or vegetable stock, kept hot
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 sticks celery, finely chopped
  • 30 ml olive oil
  • 70 g plus a knob butter, knob for frying, rest to finish
  • 400 g risotto rice, arborio or carnaroli
  • 150 ml dry white vermouth or white wine, Noilly Prat ideal
  • 115 g Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
  • to taste sea salt
  • to taste black pepper, freshly ground

Make it your way

Instructions

Plan my prep
  1. Step 1.Heat the stock in a saucepan and keep it gently simmering on a back burner.
  2. Step 2.In a separate wide pan, warm the olive oil with a knob of butter, then add the onion, garlic and celery and cook very slowly for about 15 minutes without colouring to make a soft soffrito.
  3. Step 3.Turn up the heat, stir in the rice and fry for about 1 minute until the grains look slightly translucent at the edges.
  4. Step 4.Pour in the vermouth or wine and keep stirring until the harsh alcohol smell cooks off and the liquid is absorbed.
  5. Step 5.Add a ladle of hot stock and a good pinch of salt, stirring constantly until almost fully absorbed.
  6. Step 6.Keep adding stock a ladle at a time, stirring, allowing each to be absorbed before the next, for about 16 to 18 minutes until the rice is soft but with a slight bite.
  7. Step 7.Check the seasoning; the risotto should be loose and oozy, so add a final splash of stock if needed.
  8. Step 8.Take off the heat, beat in the remaining 70 g butter and the grated Parmesan, then cover with a lid and rest for 2 minutes so it turns creamy.
  9. Step 9.Stir once more and serve immediately.

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