📍 Milán

Risotto alla milanese

Name: Risotto alla milanese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 320 g arborio or carnaroli rice; 1.2 liters hot beef stock; 1 pinch saffron threads; 40 g beef bone marrow; 100 ml white wine; 60 g grated Parmesan; 1 small chopped onion; 50 g butter; Salt to taste

· Lunch

Creamy saffron rice with bone marrow, butter and Parmesan.

Editorial content by WorldBites · 2026-10-04 · Contact

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Commonly associated

Preparation: 15 min
Cooking: 25 min
Waiting and resting: 0 min

History

Saffron risotto is a Milan specialty. Stories of its beginnings are part of local tradition; this is a home version.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Soak saffron in a ladle of hot stock. Gently sauté the onion in 25 g butter and the marrow.
2
Add rice and stir 2 minutes. Add wine and let it reduce.
3
Add hot stock a ladle at a time, stirring often and adding more as it is absorbed.
4
Add saffron infusion halfway through. Cook rice 16-20 minutes until tender with a slightly firm center.
5
Turn off the heat and stir in remaining butter and Parmesan. Season and serve with a flowing consistency.