Risotto Milanese - Chef Pasquale

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana Padano is a more affordable cheese that still provides a similar flavor.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Using chicken broth instead of wine can reduce costs and maintain flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Margarine can be a less expensive substitute for butter.

saffron threads

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: safflower

Safflower provides a similar color without the high cost of saffron.

Chop onion really thin.

Melt 4 oz butter in a large skillet.

Add chopped onion and 1 oz bone marrow to the skillet and fry together.

Add 2 cups arborio rice to the skillet and fry, ensuring the rice does not burn.

Soak saffron threads in a little chicken broth and set aside.

Pour in a glass of white wine and cook until it evaporates, about a couple of minutes.

Add chicken broth to the rice, ensuring to add more as it starts to dry.

Cook the rice for about 10 more minutes, stirring frequently.

Once the rice is ready, stir in parmesan cheese on top.

Squeeze a couple of lemon wedges over the dish before serving.

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