Tasty Risotto

Method

• step 1

  Boil about 1 pint of water and add it to the oxo cubes in a small pan, put on low heat

• step 2

  Melt the butter in a larger pan and fry the onions, bacon and mushrooms gently until covered

• step 3

  Add the risotto rice and gently fry for about 30 seconds (not burning it!)

• step 4

  Using 1 ladel-full at a time and add the stock to the rice, make sure its just boiling

• step 5

  Continue to add one ladel-ful at a time, every couple of minutes, until the rice has nearly softened. Roughly about 15/20 minutes (you may need to add more water to the stock)

• step 6

  Add the peas and continue to cook until rice is soft (roughly about 4 minutes)

• step 7

  Best served with grated parmesan cheese and a squeeze of lemon