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- 0:00Speaker 1: Saffron risotto or risottala milanaise is a creamy Italian rice
- 0:04Speaker 1: dish with a golden collar and a delicate saffron aroma.
- 0:08Speaker 1: It is rich, comforting and works as a main course
- 0:11Speaker 1: or as a side dish. For this recipe, you obtain
- 0:14Speaker 1: four servings. Preparation time about five minutes, cooking time about
- 0:20Speaker 1: twenty five minutes. You also need one night to infuse
- 0:23Speaker 1: the saffron threads. You need one teaspoon of saffron threads,
- 0:28Speaker 1: plus extra saffron threads as needed for garnishing. One point
- 0:33Speaker 1: six cups or three hundred and twenty grams of carmeroli rice,
- 0:37Speaker 1: one onion, one half cup or one hundred and twenty
- 0:41Speaker 1: five grams of butter, one cup or eighty grams of
- 0:45Speaker 1: grana padano cheese to be grated, one quarter cup or
- 0:49Speaker 1: forty grams of white wine, one quart or one liter
- 0:53Speaker 1: of vegetable broth, water as needed, fine salt as needed.
- 1:00Speaker 1: The day before, place the saffron treads in a small glass,
- 1:04Speaker 1: Pour in just enough water to cover them completely, stir
- 1:07Speaker 1: and leave the saffron to infuse overnight so it releases
- 1:10Speaker 1: color and flavor on the day of cooking. Prepare the
- 1:14Speaker 1: vegetable broth. You need a total of one quart or
- 1:17Speaker 1: one liter of boiling broth, kept hot for the whole
- 1:20Speaker 1: cooking time. Peel the onion finely. Chop it so it
- 1:25Speaker 1: becomes very soft during cooking and almost disappears in the risotto.
- 1:29Speaker 1: In a large saucepan. Place one quarter cup or fifty
- 1:32Speaker 1: grams of butter taken from the total amount. Melt the
- 1:36Speaker 1: butter over low heat. Add the chopped onion. Let the
- 1:41Speaker 1: onion stew gently for ten to fifteen minutes, adding a
- 1:44Speaker 1: little broth from time to time so it does not
- 1:46Speaker 1: dry out. The onion must become transparent and very soft.
- 1:51Speaker 1: Add the carneroly rise to the pen. Toast the rice
- 1:55Speaker 1: for three to four minutes, steering so the grain seal
- 1:57Speaker 1: and keep their shape during cooking. Pour in the white
- 2:01Speaker 1: wine at room temperature. Let the wine evaporate completely. Start
- 2:06Speaker 1: cooking the risotto for about eighteen to twenty minutes. Add
- 2:10Speaker 1: the hot vegetable broth, one ladle at a time, only
- 2:13Speaker 1: when the previous ladle is almost absorbed. Keep the rice
- 2:17Speaker 1: just covered with broth and stir often so it cooks
- 2:20Speaker 1: evenly and becomes creamy. About five minutes before the end
- 2:24Speaker 1: of the cooking time. Pour into the pan the water
- 2:26Speaker 1: with the saffron threads that you infused overnight. Stir well
- 2:30Speaker 1: so the rice takes on an even golden collar and
- 2:33Speaker 1: a uniform saffron flavor. When the rice is cooked al
- 2:37Speaker 1: dente and the texture is creamy, turn off the heat.
- 2:40Speaker 1: Add fine salt as needed. Add the grated grana padano cheese.
- 2:46Speaker 1: Add the remaining butter about one third cup or seventy
- 2:49Speaker 1: five grams. Stair carefully so the butter and cheese melt
- 2:53Speaker 1: and make the resort to very creamy. Cover the pan
- 2:57Speaker 1: with the lid. Let the resort to rest for two minutes.
- 3:02Speaker 1: After resting, give the resort to a final stir. Serve
- 3:06Speaker 1: it hot on plates. Garnish each portion with a few
- 3:09Speaker 1: extra saffron treads as desired. You obtain a smooth, creamy
- 3:14Speaker 1: saffron risotto with an intense aroma and a beautiful golden collar,
- 3:18Speaker 1: ready to bring to the table.