Usually when we think of cold, wintery evenings, our minds go to chicken noodle soup, beef stew, or chicken pot pie… But here’s another delicious dinner than can be ready in under an hour! Risotto Milanese! From my time studying abroad in Milan, this became one of my favorite dishes, and the first time Kyle made it, I was instantly transported back to Italy. While the real star of this meal was the risotto, we decided to serve it with a pork tenderloin (that’s the easiest part!).

Kyle put the pork tenderloin in a thin plastic bag and added some garlic, nice olive oil, fresh rosemary + thyme, and a few cloves of garlic, then dropped the bag into our Anova Culinary Sous Vide at 145.0 *F. Once cooked through (about 45 minutes when the meat is coming straight out of the fridge), Kyle sliced the tenderloin into medallions about 3/4″-1″ thick and seared them in olive oil on a burning hot cast iron.

This meal is pretty simple, so I’ve included the recipe card in this post. But I will give you a few explanations and tips.

1. Our recipe calls for Arborio rice because it’s the traditional type to use for risotto
2. We also call for either homemade or low-sodium beef stock so that the sodium level of the risotto is only adjusted by the addition of cheese, not the salty broth.
3. I recommend using parmigiano reggiano- it’s salty, melts in risotto well, and it’s very traditional!

[yumprint-recipe id=’1′]Your finished product should look something like this. If you have some fresh Italian flat leaf parsley on hand, you can chop it up to sprinkle over the dish to add some color!

While it is totally delicious in its own right, Risotto Milanese tastes great when paired with a simple arugula salad and the meat of your choice- we went with pork tenderloin.

Enjoy!

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