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Risi e Bisi

Keep an eye on the rice towards the end of the cooking time. It needs to retain a bite, you don’t want it cooked to a mush

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risi e bisi

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
budget meals
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Freezes Well
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Gluten Free
,
Vegetarian
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per portion 47p
Calories: 978.16kcal
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Ingredients

  • 40 g Grana Padano
  • 50 g bacon pieces cut into tiny pieces, less than half a centimetre
  • 160 g onions chopped finely
  • 400 g dried peas dried weight marrowfat peas. Soaked and cooked as per packet instructions
  • 400 g rice
  • 65 ml vegetable oil
  • 2 tsps mustard powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 stock cube

Instructions

  • Fry the bacon in the oil until crisp, then remove it with a slotted spoon and keep to one side. 
  • Fry the onion and garlic, in the remaining oil until soft.
  • Add rice and peas, then stock and mustard. 
  • Bring to boil, turn down to simmer and cook for a further 15 minutes.
  • Click here to start a 15 minute timer
  • You may need more liquid so top up with hot water from the kettle. 
  • When nearly done ( the rice will still have a bit of a bite to it), stir in half the cheese and the reserved bacon pieces, and sprinkle the rest of the cheese (looks a pathetically small amount but persevere!) on top.
  • Add a little more cracked black pepper and drizzle some of your oil over the top if you like it to look like a Jamie Oliver recipe! 
  • The consistency needs to be quite wet, much more like a sloppy risotto than a biryani. 

Notes

 
 
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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
risi e bisi
Amount per Serving
Calories
978.16
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
28.66
g
44
%
Saturated Fat
 
17.54
g
110
%
Cholesterol
 
24.7
mg
8
%
Sodium
 
806.38
mg
35
%
Potassium
 
1066.55
mg
30
%
Carbohydrates
 
145.64
g
49
%
Fiber
 
19.57
g
82
%
Sugar
 
12.82
g
14
%
Protein
 
36.37
g
73
%
Vitamin A
 
145.1
IU
3
%
Vitamin C
 
6.96
mg
8
%
Calcium
 
263.26
mg
26
%
Iron
 
7.3
mg
41
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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