Christmas Rice Recipe With Pancetta, Prunes, And Pine Nuts

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Christmas Rice Recipe With Pancetta, Prunes, And Pine Nuts

Difficulty: Medium

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Servings: people

Calories: 530kcal

Ingredients

45 grams butter
50 grams onion minced
170 grams boneless pancetta cut into ½ cm pieces
100 grams mushrooms chopped
250 grams long grain rice
100 ml mavrodafni wine or other sweet red wine
1 dried bay leaf
55 grams sun-dried prunes chopped
3 teaspoons pine nuts

Optional:

50 ml heavy cream

Instructions

Heat butter in a medium-sized saucepan over high heat.
Caramelize the onion. Add the pancetta and cook for 2-3 minutes untill it gets a nice golden color.
Reduce heat to medium. Add the mushrooms and rice. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
Pour the wine and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
Pour 1 liter of warm water. Season with salt and pepper. Add the bay leaf.
Cover with the lid and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Add the prunes and pine nuts. Bring heat to high and stir constantly untill rice absorbs all of the remaing water.
Once the rice starts to stick at the bottom of the pan remove from heat and set aside.
Optional Step: At this point, you may add the cream.
Let rice stand for about 10 minutes to release its steam.
Transfer rice to your preferred mold, and push gently with a big spoon. Let rice stand in the mold for 2-3 minutes. Unmold on a large plate.
Serve with extra prunes and pine nuts on top.

Notes

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