Orange Risotto With Fontina Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cups arborio rice
1/2 cup dry white wine
6 cups chicken broth
5 ounces Fontina cheese, diced
salt
fresh ground white pepper
2 large oranges, juice and zest of, zest chopped into tiny dice and juice squeezed

Preparation

Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
Add onion and saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add the rice and stir until the grains are coated, about 2 minutes.
Pour in the wine and stir until the liquid has evaporated.
Begin stirring in the broth, 1/2 cup at a time.
Cook and stir until each addition has been absorbed and rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.
**Add the Fontina 5 minutes BEFORE the rice is cooked.
Season with salt and white pepper and add the orange juice and zest.
Stir well and serve.