How To Cook Arborio Rice With Chicken Stock
Meanwhile in a large straight sided skillet over medium high heat melt 2 tablespoons butter.
How to cook arborio rice with chicken stock. Stir in 2 3 cup parmesan cheese if desired. In a medium heavy bottomed pot or saucepan bring 2 cups of salted water to boil over medium high heat. Turn your heat into the medium.
When oil shimmers add onions and salt and saute until onions are translucent 3 minutes. Step 2 add rice and garlic to pan and saute until rice is toasted and fragrant 2 minutes. Using hot stock adding hot liquid whether it be vegetable stock or chicken stock to the toasted rice helps to slowly release the starches from the rice and cook it evenly.
Mix 1 1 2 cups 294 g of arborio rice with 4 cups 950 ml of chicken stock in a dutch oven. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil or butter return to a boil and then add 1 cup of arborio rice. Add only cup to one cup of liquid at a time which will prevent the starches from being released all at once.
Cook on high for 2 to 2 1 2 hours. In a large saucepan add the rice sugar salt and 4 1 2 cups of milk to a boil over medium high heat. After successfully toasting your arborio rice grains add a cup of water or your favourite broth.
Cover the pot and bake it at 350 f 177 c for 45 minutes. Traditionally chicken stock is used as the liquid base for the rice but any type of stock including vegetable stock or plain water can also be used. When it starts boiling reduce the heat and cover.
Cook for 5 minutes and stir constantly without cover until rice is tender and the pudding is creamy. Cover and reduce heat to medium low. Add onion and cook stirring.