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Risotto alla Milanese

One serving has 628 kcal and 16 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (62%), thiamin (57%), folate (54%), phosphorus (43%), niacin (37%) and selenium (36%). Ready in 27 minutes.

Risotto alla Milanese
Photo: cyclonebill from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 22 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (556 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: alcohol, celery, dairy, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 90 g Arborio rice
  • 350 g Vegetable broth
  • 30 g Onion
  • 20 g Butter
  • 40 g Dry white wine
  • 25 g Parmigiano Reggiano
  • 0.2 g Saffron
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Warm the broth and soak the saffron in a ladleful of it.
  2. Soften the finely chopped onion in half the butter without letting it colour.
  3. Add the rice and stir for 2 minutes until the grains turn translucent at the edges.
  4. Pour in the wine and let it evaporate.
  5. Add the broth a ladle at a time, stirring, letting each addition be absorbed before the next, for about 18 minutes.
  6. Stir in the saffron broth near the end. Off the heat, beat in the remaining butter and the Parmesan, cover for 1 minute and serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy628 kcal30%
Carbohydrates79.5 g
Water427 mL
Fiber1.8 g6%
Protein16.3 g34%
Tryptophan0.2 g
Threonine0.56 g
Isoleucine0.74 g
Leucine1.4 g
Lysine1.1 g
Methionine0.38 g
Cystine0.18 g
Phenylalanine0.81 g
Tyrosine0.71 g
Valine0.99 g
Histidine0.49 g
Fat23.3 g
Monounsaturated6.8 g
Polyunsaturated0.91 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.57 g
Saturated14.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol60 mg
Calcium330 mg33%
Copper0.16 mg18%
Iron4.5 mg25%
Magnesium53.9 mg17%
Manganese1.1 mg62%
Phosphorus302 mg43%
Potassium247 mg5%
Selenium19.6 µg36%
Sodium1,724 mg
Zinc2 mg25%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.63 mg57%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.22 mg20%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.1 mg37%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.6 mg32%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.24 mg18%
Folate (vitamin B9)217 µg54%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.33 µg14%
Choline12.2 mg3%
Vitamin A231 µg33%
Vitamin C3.8 mg5%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)4.8 IU1%
Vitamin E0.62 mg4%
Vitamin K4.6 µg5%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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