Luca: Heavenly Rice

Recipe

Total time: 90 min

Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 cups White rice, uncooked

1/2 lb Ham slices, square cut

2 Egg yolks

3 cups Milk, divided

1 Large white onion, diced

2 tbsp Fresh lime juice

2 tbsp Corn starch

1/4 cup White wine

2 tbsp Butter

1/4 cup Butter

2 tbsp Salt

Steps

1. Heat a pot pan over high heat and add 1/4 cup butter and 2 cups rice. (Add butter and rice at the same time so butter doesn't burn)
2. Add 4 cups of water and 2 tbsp salt. Bring to a boil and let the rice almost dry up
3. Stir, cover the rice and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes 4. Check the rice and if it is still not ready, turn it over (Stir the rice with a large spoon, bringing the rice at the bottom to the top) and cook for a few more minutes

5. In the meantime, heat a large frying pan over high heat and add 2 tbsp butter and onion. (Add butter and onion at the same time so butter doesn't burn)
6.Cook until they become soft and begin to change color. Add the ham and cook over medium heat

7. Heat 2.5 cups milk in a separate pot. Add milk to onions and ham when it boils. Turn the heat down

8. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks with lime juice. In a separate small bowl, mix 1/2 cup cold milk and corn starch until smooth

9. Go back to the onions and ham pan and over medium-high heat, add the egg yolks with lemon juice and the cold milk with the corn starch. Stir in the wine until fully combined