Cómo hacer un verdadero Timballo de Arroz a la Siciliana

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta is lower in fat and can provide a creamy texture.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Peel a carrot and cut it into pieces.

Prepare a vegetable broth by cutting celery and half an onion, then sautéing them with olive oil for 5 minutes.

Add water to the sautéed vegetables, cover, and let it boil for 20 minutes.

Strain the broth once it's cooked.

Add arborio rice to the strained broth, mix quickly, and let it cook for 15 minutes over medium heat without stirring.

Prepare a béchamel sauce by melting butter in a pot, then adding flour and mixing for a couple of minutes.

Gradually add milk to the flour mixture, stirring to remove lumps, and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

Add saffron to the béchamel sauce and mix well.

Once the rice is cooked, transfer it to a bowl and add the béchamel sauce, mixing thoroughly.

Season the rice mixture with salt, chopped parsley, and grated parmesan cheese, and mix again.

Add cubed cheese and cooked ham to the rice mixture and incorporate all ingredients well.

Grease a baking mold with olive oil and coat the base and sides with bread crumbs.

Pour the rice mixture into the mold, leveling it out, and top with more bread crumbs and grated cheese.

Drizzle a bit of olive oil on top before baking.

Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (about 392°F) for 20-25 minutes.

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