Risotto allo Zafferano
Milanese saffron risotto, stirred until creamy and finished with cold butter and parmesan.

Prep
8 min
Cook
32 min
Total
40 min
Serves
4
Per serving
571 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Soften the onion in the olive oil and a little of the butter without colouring.
Step 2: Add the arborio rice and toast it until the edges turn translucent.
Step 3: Pour in the dry white wine and let it evaporate.
Step 4: Add the hot chicken stock a ladle at a time, stirring, and steep the saffron in one of the ladles before adding it.
Step 5: Off the heat beat in the remaining cold butter, the grated parmesan and the salt until glossy.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 320 gArborio rice
- 1 pinchSaffron
- 1 smallOnion — very finely chopped
- 120 mlDry white wine
- 1 ¼ litreChicken stock — kept hot
- 70 gButter — cold
- 70 gParmesan — grated
- 1 tbspOlive oil
- ¾ tspSalt
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 571 kcal
- Protein
- 15.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 68.3 g
- Fat
- 23.4 g
- Saturated fat
- 12.6 g
- Fibre
- 1.8 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 1534 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.