Side Dish

Alter Idem's Saffron Risotto is for Side Dish.

Alter Idem's Saffron Risotto takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Alter Idem's Saffron Risotto takes 30 minutes to cook.

Alter Idem's Saffron Risotto makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Alter Idem's Saffron Risotto are:

1/2 onion
3/4 stick butter
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cups long-grain white rice
dry white wine (calculated w/ 2 cups)
2 cans chicken broth
juice of 1 lemon
pinch saffron
1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Here is how you make Alter Idem's Saffron Risotto:

1st rule: Keep stirring. The entire time.carmelize onion in butter and olive oiladd rice and cook until it gets a sheenadd wine to barely cover rice (we prefer Sauvignon Blanc)boil off alcoholadd broth and lemon juiceadd saffronReduce until most liquid is gone and rice is getting doneadd Parmesan (and a little water if necessary to make a creamy consistency)This recipe makes a huge batch. It's quite simple to halve and still have leftovers. Cooking time is a guess. It cooks differently every time.Very filling.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALTERIDEM.

The nutritional information for Alter Idem's Saffron Risotto is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 178.2

• Total Fat: 7.3 g
• Cholesterol: 14.0 mg
• Sodium: 388.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
• Protein: 5.0 g