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Italian Arborio White Rice
Arborio rice is renowned for its firm and creamy cooked texture, perfect for combining with flavors in risotto. We source excellent high-starch, pearly white short grains of rice grown for us in Northern Italy for our Italian Arborio Rice.
- Translucent, pearly white grains
- Approximately 1/4 inch long
- Short, fat and slightly oval shaped
- Kosher Certified
Basic Prep
Simmer 4 cups stock. Sauté 1/2 cup onion and 1 tsp garlic in 1 Tbsp oil in a quart skillet on medium heat for 1 minute. Add 1 cup Italian Arborio rice, stir for 2 minutes to toast, sprinkle in 1 tsp salt. Stir in 1/2 cup white wine. Add half a cup of stock at a time until absorbed, stirring continuously for 20 to 25 minutes until creamy. Stir in 2 Tbsp butter and Parmesan to taste.
Suggested Uses
- Primarily used in risotto and other Italian rice dishes
- Use in rice-based desserts such as rice pudding
- Match with artichokes, asparagus, beets, crab, Parmesan cheese, peas, saffron, shallots, shellfish, truffles, veal and wine
- Use to create seasonally inspired risottos
Description
Arborio is a Japonica cultivar of the rice variety Oryza sativa. Named for a town in its historical growing region of Northern Italy, Arborio is a plump, oval-shaped, short-grain variety of rice. Prized for its high starch content and ability to absorb the flavors it is paired with, Arborio is primarily used in the Italian dish risotto.
Storage & handling
Store in cool, dry place.
Ingredients
White Rice.