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A basic risotto recipe
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A basic risotto recipe

12 ingredients 6 openrecipes
A basic risotto recipe

This is a great recipe for making risotto. You want it to be smooth, creamy and oozy, not thick and stodgy.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1115
Calories
67g
Protein
63g
Fat
60g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Vermouth not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1.1 litres organic stock, chicken, fish or vegetable as appropriate
  • 1 small knob of butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • ½ head celery, finely chopped
  • 400 g risotto rice
  • 2 wineglasses dry white vermouth or dry white wine
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 knob of butter
  • 90 g Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Directions

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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