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Seungwoo Dad's Bacon Garlic Risotto

A unique creamless risotto made by simmering garlic, onion, and instant rice in the savory animal fat rendered from bacon until starchy and rich.

🙋 Recommended for

  • ⭐ Those who want to achieve a thick and savory Western-style risotto without cream or cheese.
  • ⭐ Those who want to enjoy an exotic one-pan meal at home without special tools or expensive ingredients.

Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings

  • 1 pack instant rice
  • bacon (or thinly sliced pork belly) to taste
  • sliced garlic to taste
  • 1/4 onion
  • water (fill the empty instant rice container twice)
  • 1–2 teaspoons chicken stock

Recipe 🍳

  1. Cut the bacon horizontally into bite-sized pieces and finely dice the onion; prepare all ingredients.
  2. In a dry pan, add the sliced bacon and plenty of sliced garlic. Stir-fry over medium heat until the bacon shrinks and releases its savory animal fat.
  3. When the garlic and bacon turn golden, add the diced onion and sauté until the onion becomes translucent and sweet.
  4. Add 1 pack of instant rice (do not microwave first) and pour in 2 containers full of water (using the empty rice container).
  5. Add 1–2 teaspoons of chicken stock to taste, then gently break up any clumps of rice.
  6. Keep the lid off and cook over high heat, stirring constantly with a spatula along the bottom of the pan. Reduce until the starch from the rice makes the sauce thick and sticky.
  1. In a pan, fry bacon and sliced garlic until golden to infuse the oil, then add diced onion and sauté together.
  2. Add instant rice, 2 containers' worth of water, and chicken stock for umami; stir to loosen the rice.
  3. Over high heat, stir continuously with a spatula until the liquid reduces to a glossy, thick consistency.

Cooking tips 💡

  • If you don't have bacon, you can use frozen thinly sliced pork belly or leftover pork belly pieces finely chopped—the rendered fat will still give an excellent meaty risotto.
  • When serving to guests or a date, instead of the traditional method of slowly toasting raw rice, you can frame it as 'Korean-style ultra-fast garlic risotto' for a great story-telling touch.

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