How to Make Tasty Saffron (cheaters) risotto

Saffron (cheaters) risotto.

You can have Saffron (cheaters) risotto using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Saffron (cheaters) risotto

1. It's 1/2 cup of risotto rice.
2. Prepare 2 cups of chicken stock.
3. You need Half of large onion finely sliced.
4. Prepare 1 of garlic clove.
5. Prepare 1 table spoon of butter.
6. Prepare 1 table spoon of oil.
7. Prepare of Salt and pepper.
8. Prepare 1/4 tsp of yellow food colouring.

Saffron (cheaters) risotto step by step

1. Put the oil in a pan and fry the onion until soft NOT brown. About 4 mins. Then add the minced garlic for 1 min.
2. Add the butter and then the rice and lower the heat so that all the rice is coated in the oily onion mix.
3. In a separate pan heat the chicken stock (you can use 2 cubes and water but buying bones and making your own is worth the effort).
4. Turn up the heat in the rice and add a ladle full of chicken stock (about 20%) allow all the liquid to absorb.
5. Repeat adding the stock 20% at a time (so 5 times) each time stir until all the liquid is absorbed.
6. With the final chicken stock add the yellow food colouring, lots of black pepper, salt to taste and cheese if using - when all the liquid has nearly gone remove from heat and serve. Waiting 2-3 mins..
7. I add a little salt and Thyme on the side..