Risotto With Ham Recipe

Instructions

1. Cut into small pieces one ounce of raw ham, fat and lean.
2. Chop up fine a small piece of onion, and put it with the ham into a frying-pan with one-half a table-spoon of butter.
3. Fry slowly until the ham and onions are golden.
4. Then add one-half cup of uncooked rice; when it has cooked for a few minutes, add twice its height of bouillon (or water), salt and pepper, a dash of nutmeg, and mix well and allow it to boil for twenty minutes over a good fire.
5. Then take off the stove, add two tablespoons of butter and two tablespoons of Parmesan cheese grated; mix well and serve.