How to Make Risotto

Making Risotto: Sauté The Rice

When the onion and other flavorings are sautéed, it's time to sauté the rice as well, a process that will lightly toast it.

Some people remove the onions/flavorings with a slotted spoon at this point to keep them from overcooking, leaving the oily drippings in the pan for the rice, but I didn't.

Sauté the rice mixture over a medium flame for 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly lest the rice stick and burn. The rice should become translucent.

Note that the diced squash (behind the sausage risotto) is beginning to fall apart.