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Risotto with Tomato Sauce

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List of Ingredients

For the meat/tomato sauce

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons (45 gr) butter
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 carrot, finely diced
1/2 stick celery, finely diced
1 garlic clove, diced
1/2 lb (225 gr) ground meat
1/4 cup (60 cc) dry white wine
salt and pepper
2 -1/2 cups (550 gr) tomatoes, puréed in a blender
pinch of nutmeg
2 tablespoons milk or heavy cream

for the risotto :
3/4 lb (300 gr) arborio rice
5 cups (approximately 1 liter) broth
salt and pepper
2 eggs
3 oz (100 gr) freshly grated parmigiano cheese
2 oz (60 gr) butter




Recipe

For the tomato sauce

Place oil and butter in a saucepan, and turn the heat to medium.
When the butter starts foaming, add the diced onion, carrot, celery, and garlic
Sauté and stir until the onion is soft and translucent.
Add the ground meat.
Stir with a wooden spoon, and break the meat into small bits. Cook until the meat is fully browned.
Add the wine, salt, and pepper. Turn the heat to high, and let the wine evaporate.
Add the tomato, nutmeg and milk.
When the sauce starts boiling, turn the heat to low. Cover the saucepan and simmer slowly for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

For the Risotto
Prepare the tomato sauce as per recipe. In a saucepan bring the broth to a simmer. Place the tomato sauce in a larger saucepan on medium heat and bring to a boil.
Stir the rice into the tomato sauce and turn the heat to medium.
When the rice starts absorbing the sauce and appears thicker, add a ladle of broth.
Stir frequently to prevent the rice from sticking to the pan.
When the broth is absorbed and rice becomes ticker, add more broth. Continue stirring and adding broth, a ladle at a time, keeping the rice to the consistency of a dense paste. Add salt and pepper. The rice is ready in about 22 minutes, when “al dente”: firm, but not too soft and overcooked.
Beat the egg with a pinch of salt. When the rice is ready add the egg and mix vigorously.
Stir in the parmigiano cheese and butter. Transfer to warm serving dishes and serve at once.