Risotto with pork sausage

Heat the chicken stock in a pot and keep on a low simmer.

In a heavy-based pot, gently cook the onion and garlic in oil and butter until very soft and pale golden.

Add the pork sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Stir for a few minutes until the sausage is cooked.

Now add the rice and stir until it is well coated. Add the wine, stir and cook until it has almost completely bubbled down.

Add a ladleful of the hot stock (about 150ml), stirring until the liquid has just about bubbled away. Add another ladle and continue to stir, being sure to stir the bottom of the pot.

The heat should be on medium - a steady ticking over. Keep adding stock, stirring constantly as the rice cooks and the liquid is absorbed and evaporates.

The cooking time will vary according to the pot, heat and rice, but after about 20 minutes check the rice. It is done when the grains are tender but still firm.

You might not use all the stock but if you do and the rice is not quite done, add some hot water. When the rice is almost cooked through, remove the pot from the heat and stir through the butter and parmesan. Check the seasoning and serve.

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