Cheat's Rissotto "base"

40 g butter (melt in heavy based pan)
1 - 2 cloves crushed garlic (fry 30 seconds)
1 onion finely chopped (cook until starts to soften)
Add I cup of Arborio Rice (stir over heat, continuously for 2 minutes)
Add stock (2 cups of hot water with 2 teaspoons stock powder - chicken or vegetable)
Return to boil - cover - gently simmer 10 minutes or until just cooked through

Stir in grated parmesan and serve.

Extras

• add 1/2 diced bacon with the onion and continue
• or towards end of cooking time add either mushrooms/shallots/corn kernels/capsicum/asparagus cuts etc.

..or if you have time to spend add the stock ladel by ladel and stir until absorbed.