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Steps:

• 1. Heat the stock. Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Trim and finely chop the celery.
  2. Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the knob of butter into a separate pan, add the onion, garlic and celery, and cook very slowly for about 15 minutes without colouring. This is called a soffrito. When the vegetables have softened, add the rice and turn up the heat.
  3. The rice will now begin to lightly fry, so keep stirring it. After a minute it will look slightly translucent. Add the vermouth or wine and keep stirring – it will smell fantastic. Any harsh alcohol flavours will evaporate and leave the rice with a tasty essence.
  4. Once the vermouth or wine has cooked into the rice, add your first ladle of hot stock and a good pinch of sea salt. Turn the heat down to a simmer so the rice doesn't cook too quickly on the outside. Keep adding ladlefuls of stock, stirring and massaging the creamy starch out of the rice, allowing each ladleful to be absorbed before adding the next. This will take around 15 minutes.
  5. Taste the rice to check if it’s cooked. If not, carry on adding stock until the rice is soft but with a slight bite. Don’t forget to check the seasoning carefully. If you run out of stock before the rice is cooked, add some boiling water.
  6. Remove from the heat and add the 70g butter and grate in the Parmesan. Stir well. Place a lid on the pan and allow to sit for 2 minutes. This is the most important part of making the perfect risotto, as this is when it becomes amazingly creamy and oozy like it should be. Eat it as soon as possible, while it retains its beautiful texture.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep, wide frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the lardons for 5-6 minutes until golden and crisp. Scoop out onto a plate. Reduce the heat to medium and add 1 tbsp butter to the pan, mix with the bacon fat and oil, and toss in the onion. Fry for 10-15 minutes until very soft and translucent. Stir in the chicken pieces, and fry for another 6-8 minutes until seared all over and turning lightly golden. Add the garlic and fry for a minute more.
• While the chicken and onion are cooking, tip the stock into a large saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer, then turn the heat to low and keep warm on the back of the hob. Sprinkle the rice over the chicken, and stir to coat the rice in the oil and butter. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then pour in the wine. Stir until mostly absorbed, then add the hot stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring continually. Wait until each ladleful of stock has been absorbed before adding the next one.
• Keep adding the stock until the rice is tender with a little bite, about 20 minutes (you may not need all the stock). If you’ve used all the stock but the grains are still firm, add a splash of water and keep stirring until tender.
• Remove the risotto from the heat, and fold in the parmesan, cooked lardons, parsley, and the remaining 1 tbsp butter. Cover and rest for 5 minutes before serving.