Risotto Al Forno Recipes

RISO AL FORNO (ITALIAN BAKED RICE)

Steps:

• Mix Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and bread crumbs together in a bowl; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and saute until tender and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add passata, vegetable broth, peas, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir, bring to a simmer, and cook for 5 minutes. Add rice; mix well. Cover and simmer, adding a bit of water if necessary to keep rice from sticking to the bottom, until tender, about 18 minutes.
• While the rice is cooking, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Remove the Dutch oven from the stove and gently stir in provolone cheese. Sprinkle reserved bread crumb mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and browned on top, about 15 minutes.

RISOTTO AL FORNO

Steps:

• Directions: 1) The heart of this dish is the tomato sauce so we begin with a heated large saucepot with a medium flame. Open your containers of crushed tomatoes before you continue. Pour in the virgin olive oil into the heated saucepot and sprinkle a dash of salt. Crush the garlic with the side of your chopping knife and add to heated oil (do not mince or dice the garlic; leave as larger pieces). Make sure you avoid browning the garlic by stirring constantly. Add the 4 containers of crushed tomatoes and stir. Stir occasionally and when the sauce begins to first boil, lower to simmer and add the salt and basil leaves. Let simmer for at least 30 minutes stirring often. 2) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Next comes the risotto. In a large covered pan, sauté the chopped onion in heated pan and olive oil using medium flame. Add the salt to the onion. Sauté until onions are softened and glistening. Add the rice and chicken broth. Stir well and turn heat to simmer. Rice is done when water is absorbed, usually 25 minutes. 3) On your counter, place a deep casserole baking dish so you can mix all the final ingredients with ease. Add the cooked risotto sauce until well blended and well coated in red sauce. Reserve some sauce for the top layer. And now the crowning ingredient: our shredded mozzarella cheese! Stir in 3 cups of the shredded mozzarella cheese until evenly distributed. Flatten the mixture to a smooth top. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese as a top layer. Ladle tomato sauce sparingly as your last layer. Bake in oven for 40 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. And then serve in squares using a spatula. Enjoy!

RISOTTO ALLA MILANESE

Steps:

• Melt half of the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Simmer the onion and beef marrow in the butter for about 10 minutes. When the onion is soft, remove the onion and marrow from the pan using a slotted spoon, and set aside. (I like to leave the onions in.)
• Saute the rice in the pan over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Stir constantly so the rice will not stick and burn. Stir in one ladle of beef stock, and keep stirring until it is mostly absorbed, ladling and stirring in more of the broth as well as the white wine in the same manner, until the rice is almost al dente. Stir in the saffron, remaining butter, and 3/4 cup of Parmesan cheese. Turn off the heat, cover and let sit for 4 or 5 minutes.
• Serve as a bed for ossibuchi or by itself with as much of the remaining Parmesan cheese sprinkled over as you like.