Italian Rice Recipes - Ham Risotto (Risotto al Proscuitto) Recipe

Ingredients

• 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp unsalted (sweet) butter

• 30 ml/2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 100 g/4 oz prosciutto, chopped

• 225 g/8 oz/1 cup risotto rice

• 900 ml/3 1/4 cups chicken stock

• 4 eggs, hard-boiled (hard-cooked), quartered

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method:

1. Heat the butter and oil in a large saucepan and fry (sauté) the onion and garlic for 2 minutes.

2. Add the chopped prosciutto and fry for 4-5 minutes until the ham is cooked.

3. Stir in the rice and cook until well coated in oil and butter.

4. Pour in half the chicken stock and cook for approximately 10 minutes.

5. Stir in the remaining stock and cook for a further 10 minutes until the rice is tender.

6. Add the quartered eggs and season with salt and pepper.