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Risotto A i’italienne



Ingredients

For 4
For 100
Pulao rice
450gms
11kg
Butter
55gms
1.35kg
Onions
115gms
2.8kg
Cheese
30gms
680gms
Nutmeg
a pinch
10gms
Saffron
a pinch
5gms
Tomato sauce
120ml
2.95litre
Vegetable stock
790ml
20litre
Pepper and salt




Wash rice and drain well. Peel and mince onions. Melt the butter. When hot add the onions and fry lightly. Add rice, pepper, salt, nutmeg and saffron. Add part of the stock and as rice starts swelling, add remainder of the stock. As the stock is used up, add the sauce gradually. When the rice is tender, add grated cheese; mould and turn over and serve.


N. B.      In preparing this dish remember that the rice should be neither too dry nor too moist.