Recipe: Perfect Italian Risotto

Italian Risotto.

You can have Italian Risotto using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Italian Risotto

1. You need of butter.
2. It's of medium onion, chopped.
3. It's of celery, very finely chopped.
4. You need of garlic, minced or mashed.
5. It's of Arborio rice (or uncooked white rice).
6. Prepare of olive oil.
7. It's of dry white wine.
8. Prepare of vegetable broth (hot).
9. Prepare of salt.
10. You need of pepper.
11. You need of dried thyme.
12. Prepare of frozen peas, (completely thawed).
13. You need of grated parmesan cheese.

Italian Risotto instructions

1. Have all ingredients prepared, measured, and ready to use. Like they say, risotto waits for no one..
2. Heat butter in a medium sauce pan on medium heat. When foam subsides, add onion and celery, sauté until onion is soft, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute..
3. Stir in rice; add a bit of olive oil, sauté for 2-3 minutes. Keep stirring until slightly toasted..
4. Add the wine and stir this a few times. Heat until the liquid is almost evaporated. [Add finely chopped celery leaves].
5. Add 1 cup of the hot broth (microwave) into the rice mixture and stir. Add the salt & pepper and thyme. Stir often until liquid is absorbed..
6. Add more broth each time in stages by one (1) cup, stirring routinely, just when the broth is absorbed, add the next, until all (but 1/2 cup) is used. Cooking time varies, ~ 30-40 minutes..
7. With rice now just tender, add the peas, and mix. Remove from heat and add the parmesan cheese and mix thoroughly..
8. Transfer the creamy rice to a bowl or plates, and enjoy..
9. [Use the 1/2 cup broth for next day leftover heating].