Spinach And Two Cheese Risotto

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 tablespoons butter (plus the above)
• 1 1/3 cups arborio rice
• 1/2 lb spinach
• 1 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
• 1/4 lb prosciutto, cotto diced
• 1/4 lb fontina or 1/4 lb mozzarella cheese, diced
• 2 tablespoons meat drippings or 2 tablespoons bacon fat

Recipe

• 1 heat the broth over low heat, keeping it hot but not boiling. melt the butter in a heavy bottom pan. add the rice and stir for a few minutes toasting it lightly in the butter.
• 2 add one ladleful of hot broth at a time, stirring until absorbed before adding another.
• 3 in another pan boil the spinach, drain and chop. add the spinach, prosciutto and fontina (or mozzarella) when the the rice is halfway done (about 10-12 minutes). continue adding broth. when almost done, add the parmigiano and meet drippings.