Saffron Risotto Recipe with Honteri
A rich and fragrant risotto with saffron and Honteri, perfect served with grilled prawns, scallops, or lobster and plenty of lemon and lime.

Risotto Base
- 150g onion
- 50g butter
- 500g risotto rice
- 0.25g saffron
- 15g salt
- 125g Mizkan Honteri
- 1.5kg chicken stock
Risotto Assembly
- 200g risotto base
- 200g water
- 20g parmesan
- 10g butter
Risotto Base
- Dice the onion and sweat in the butter for 5 minutes on a medium heat in a large pan.
- Add the rice, saffron and salt and fold them through the onions.
- Add the Honteri and begin to stir the rice.
- Keeping the rice on the move, add a ladle of chicken stock.
- Cook until the rice has soaked up all the stock.
- Repeat this until all the stock has been used up.
- Put rice onto a flat tray and spread it out so it cools quickly.
Risotto Assembly
- Cook the risotto on a medium heat with the water whilst continually stirring.
- After 3 minutes, take the pan off the heat and fold through the parmesan and butter.
- Leave to rest in the pan for one minute.
- Stir the rice and serve.
- Garnish with micro herbs, saffron and black pepper.
Ingredients
Risotto Base
- 150g onion
- 50g butter
- 500g risotto rice
- 0.25g saffron
- 15g salt
- 125g Mizkan Honteri
- 1.5kg chicken stock
Risotto Assembly
- 200g risotto base
- 200g water
- 20g parmesan
- 10g butter
Method
Risotto Base
- Dice the onion and sweat in the butter for 5 minutes on a medium heat in a large pan.
- Add the rice, saffron and salt and fold them through the onions.
- Add the Honteri and begin to stir the rice.
- Keeping the rice on the move, add a ladle of chicken stock.
- Cook until the rice has soaked up all the stock.
- Repeat this until all the stock has been used up.
- Put rice onto a flat tray and spread it out so it cools quickly.
Risotto Assembly
- Cook the risotto on a medium heat with the water whilst continually stirring.
- After 3 minutes, take the pan off the heat and fold through the parmesan and butter.
- Leave to rest in the pan for one minute.
- Stir the rice and serve.
- Garnish with micro herbs, saffron and black pepper.