Rice "arborio": cooking recipes

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Do you know how arborio rice is prepared? Certainly, few people can answer the question in the affirmative. After all, such a product is quite rarely used by modern housewives. Although among them there are still those who will not miss the opportunity to make a tasty and nutritious dish out of the presented ingredient.

General information

Before telling you how to cook arborio rice, you should tell what this product is.

"Arborio" is a variety of round-grain rice, which was named after the commune, which was located in Italy on the territory of the Padana Plain. After heat treatment, such a product has a creamy texture and "rubbery". This happens due to the high content of amylopectin in starch.

Very often, risotto is prepared from the presented cereal variety. But what if you couldn't find arborio rice? What can replace this ingredient? Varieties such as "vialone nano" and "carnaroli" are also well suited for the preparation of the mentioned dish.

Arborio rice: how to cook at home?

To dish outround rice turned out tasty and nutritious, it should be cooked strictly according to the recipe. We will consider it right now.

So, we need the following products:

• arborio rice – full faceted glass;
• water for drinking ordinary - a couple of faceted glasses;
• fine s alt - add to taste;
• white sugar - use as you wish.

Product preparation

Before cooking, rice should be thoroughly rinsed in cool water. To do this, it must be placed in a fine sieve. By the way, some housewives do not wash this product, but immediately put it in a bowl or pan.

Heat treatment of the dish

After the round rice has been processed, you should start cooking it. To do this, put the cereal in a deep bowl or small saucepan, and then pour ordinary drinking water (1 glass) into it.

Putting the dishes on the stove, its contents should be brought to a boil. When the water begins to boil, the fire must be reduced to a minimum. Cook round rice for 20 minutes (no more), stirring regularly with a large spoon.

As the cereal absorbs liquid, the remaining water should be gradually added to the dishes.

Due to the fact that such rice is quite easy to digest, it is recommended to remove it from the stove in a semi-finished form (al dente). Tightly closing the lid, the product must be left aside. After a few minutes, the hot rice will “reach” on its own andthis will retain its shape. At the same time, s alt and granulated sugar can be added to the porridge to taste and desire.

How to serve for dinner?

After the delicious and viscous porridge made from "arborio" is infused under the lid and completely boiled, it can be safely presented to dinner. To do this, the dish should be put on a plate, and then flavored with butter. It is recommended to serve incredibly tasty and nutritious porridge to the table along with a sandwich made from a slice of bread, butter and cheese. Enjoy your meal!

Making arborio rice risotto

Now you know how easy and quick to cook arborio rice. Recipes that include this cereal may be different. Someone makes milk or dairy-free porridge from this product, and someone makes casseroles. However, the most common dish that uses arborio rice is risotto. If you have no idea how this dish is made, then we will tell you about it right now.

So, for risotto we need the following ingredients:

• arborio rice - about 250g;
• chicken broth s alty - about 500 ml;
• chicken fillet - 300 g;
• white onion x 1;
• unflavored olive oil - 30 ml;
• dry white wine - 150 ml;
• dried basil - dessert spoon;
• thick fat cream - 100 ml;
• pepper and s alt - use as you wish;
• dried parsley - dessert spoon.

Processingingredients

To make a very tasty risotto, we recommend purchasing only Arborio (Mistral) rice. Before heat treatment, it should be thoroughly rinsed in cool water.

After the cereal is ready, it is necessary to start processing other ingredients. First you need to peel the onion head and chop it into small cubes. Next, rinse the fillet and cut it in the same way, while removing the skin and bones.

Frying food on the stove

Having processed the ingredients, it is necessary to start their heat treatment. To begin with, in a cast-iron dish (in a cauldron or duckling), you should heat up the unflavored olive oil, and then put the cubes of onion and chicken breasts to it. After frying the vegetable and meat to a light ruddy state, round rice must be added to them. After mixing the components with a spoon, pour dry white wine into them and cook over medium heat until the alcoholic drink has completely evaporated. This may take you a few minutes.

Extinguishing process

Then pour a little chicken broth into the cast iron bowl. In the future, the dish should be covered with a lid and simmer over low heat for about ¼ hour. At the same time, it is recommended to periodically add meat broth to it. This should be done as the cereal absorbs the aromatic liquid.

The testamentary stage in the preparation of risotto

After the rice swells a little and the meat becomes soft, pour dried rice into the dishesbasil and parsley. After putting out the dish for a couple more minutes, you need to add pepper and s alt to it to taste. At the same time, almost ready risotto should be poured with heavy cream.

After mixing the ingredients, you need to wait until they boil, and then remove the dishes and leave under the lid for a while. Such an exposure will contribute to the complete preparation of the dish and its saturation with spices, seasonings and cream.

Serve for dinner

After preparing a delicious Arborio rice risotto and keeping it aside, the dish can be served at the table, arranged on plates. In addition to dinner, you can serve fresh herbs, as well as a slice of gray bread. Enjoy your meal!

Useful properties of the product

Having talked about how to cook arborio rice, as well as use it in very tasty and satisfying dishes, you need to tell what useful properties it has.

Firstly, unlike plain rice, this product is much he althier. After all, it has a whole range of minerals and vitamins. Among them, vitamins of groups B, E, PP and H, as well as such trace elements as iodine, copper, magnesium, zinc, calcium and many, many others, can be especially distinguished.

Secondly, arborio rice, steamed or in a slow cooker, retains almost all nutritional properties. That is why it is recommended to process it exclusively with the help of the mentioned devices.

Third, the fiber found in arborio rice aids in digestion andimproves it. The starches of the product well envelop the walls of the intestines and stomach.

It should also be noted that the ability to remove unnecessary toxins and excess fluid from the human body is another advantage of this product. It is impossible not to say that such rice does not contain allergens, and therefore even allergy sufferers and small children can consume it.

The main advantage of this cereal is that it cooks very quickly. The amazing speed of cooking is due to the structure of the grain, which has a loose core that absorbs a large amount of liquid.