Recipe - Risi E Bisi

One half cup Butter
1 cup Finely chopped onion
1 One half cup Rice ( I use white Basmati
from the health food store)
3 One half cup Hot chicken stock
1 One half cup Frozen peas
2 ounce Sliced ham cut into small
dice( I have used 4 or 5
slices cooked crumbled
bacon)
Salt and pepper
1 cup Freshly grated parmesan
cheese

From: Wild About Rice by Marie Bianco

Melt butter in large saucepan and saute onion until transparent. Add rice
and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 min. or until golden. Add chicken
stock, stir, cover and simmer for 18 minutes or until liquid is absorbed,
but mixture is still creamy. Rinse peas in hot water to thaw, and drain
well. Add peas, minced ham or bacon, and half the cheese, stir and transfer
to a serving dish. Top with remaining cheese and serve at once.

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by The Davis Family
leelee@harborside.com on Sep 16, 1997