You wanted to impress your friends with a risotto straight from Italy but the rice is missed, the taste is not there ... In short it is 100% missed! So that it never happens again we give you our tips for a successful risotto. To you the dolce vita !

3 tips to make your risotto a success

Tip # 1: Choose the right risotto rice. Essential. We choose the right variety of round rice, rich in starch and which is good for cooking: arborio rice, carnaroli rice or vialone nano rice .

Tip # 2: Brown onion and rice . The initial step is essential to give taste: we make blond minced onion in a mixture of butter and olive oil, then the rice is pearled and deglazed with a dry white wine. After only, we incorporate the broth (vegetables, poultry) hot, as aromatic as possible (with herbs, herbs ...) so if possible homemade. Then the cooking by absorption of broth is slow but not so long: 18 min max, we do not play extra time.

Tip n ° 3: we follow the steps! The risotto lack of creaminess? That's what happens if you neglect the final link ("mantecare", in Italian), which consists of adding cold butter and grated parmesan at the last moment: reinforced flavor and creamy texture guaranteed!

All tastes are in the risotto

Once these tips are integrated, we just have to have fun! Mushrooms, seafood ... The risotto loves weddings. To find inspiration we have selected a lot of risotto recipes that are mouth watering and treat the taste buds!