Italian Rice Recipes

Italian cooking is built on restraint — a handful of excellent ingredients treated simply, letting each one taste of itself. When Italian cooks work with rice, they reach for olive oil, garlic, basil, oregano, tomatoes, parmesan and a good splash of wine, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, sautéing, boiling and frying.

The everyday grain for half the planet — a neutral base that soaks up the flavours around it, from pilafs to fried rice. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, onion, dry white wine, olive oil, dried herbs and fine sea salt. The dishes here span italian classics ready in as little as 35 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

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