{"id":89345,"date":"2025-10-20T04:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/89345\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T04:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T04:58:09","slug":"michael-bubles-favorite-comfort-food-is-a-one-pot-recipe-from-his-nonna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/89345\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bubl\u00e9’s Favorite Comfort Food Is a One-Pot Recipe From His Nonna"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s nothing like listening to Frank Sinatra<\/a>, Dean Martin<\/a>, or Tony Bennett<\/a> when you\u2019re cooking. The jazzy music is the perfect background for making a big pot of your favorite comfort food<\/a>. And, don\u2019t lie, they\u2019re great tunes for dancing around the kitchen, too.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

No one can replace the classics, but we\u2019d be remiss if we didn\u2019t mention the honorary legend who graces our dinner jazz playlist: Michael Bubl\u00e9. Sure, the Grammy Award-winning singer lives on repeat during the holiday season for his swingy renditions of our favorite Christmas tunes, but \u201cFeeling Good\u201d holds up with the best of the best.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

But while grooving to your favorite artists in the kitchen, do you ever wonder what those stars are cooking up in their spare time? We certainly do. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve bookmarked the recipes for Johnny Cash\u2019s chili<\/a>, Dolly Parton\u2019s casserole<\/a>, and Liza Minnelli\u2019s potato appetizer<\/a>, so we can easily find them again later.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Michael Bubl\u00e9’s Go-To Comfort Meal <\/p>\n

So, while we\u2019re busy singing along to \u201cJust Haven\u2019t Met You Yet\u201d or \u201cIt\u2019s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,\u201d what\u2019s the Canadian singer cooking up for himself? It turns out the crooner’s favorite comfort food comes from his Nonna\u2019s cookbook<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Bubl\u00e9 says his grandmother\u2019s red meat risotto recipe is one of his favorites. The one-pot, six-ingredient (if you don’t count the pantry staples like butter and water) recipe makes an easy and mouthwatering dinner that you\u2019ll want to enjoy in any season.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Nonna\u2019s famous risotto is one of my favorite things to cook. I was really lucky to have a beautiful, close relationship with my grandparents, so honoring both of them through food and whiskey means a lot to me and helps keep their spirits alive. It brings back memories of some of our happiest times together,\u201d Bubl\u00e9 told us in an exclusive statement.\n<\/p>\n

While we\u2019re all for pairing this meal with some crusty bread<\/a>\u2014and maybe a delightful fire and Bubl\u00e9 soundtrack\u2014the singer opts for a whiskey cocktail (much like Sinatra<\/a>, himself, would). Bubl\u00e9 pairs the red meat risotto with a honey whiskey sour<\/a> made from his own Fraser & Thompon Whiskey<\/a>, of course.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Whiskey or not, the recipe is a must-make. Here\u2019s the recipe, shared exclusively with Allrecipes.<\/p>\n

Michael Bubl\u00e9’s Nonna’s Red Meat Risotto <\/p>\n

Bailey Fink<\/p>\n

Ingredients:
\n Butter 2 large white onions, chopped2 cups steak, finely chopped (round steak is best)
2-3 beef bouillon cubes1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes26.5 ounces arborio riceParmesan cheese (optional)<\/p>\n

Directions:
\n Add onions to a stockpot with butter (or oil). Cook until translucent.Add the steak and cook all together. It takes about 10 minutes.Add 2 to 3 beef bouillon cubes (to taste); the amount will depend on the size of the batch you are making. You may need more or less. When you cook the rice, you add a lot of water, so you may need to add more bouillon during the cooking process.Add the crushed tomatoes and rice. Add 1 cup of hot water to the rice and sauce, and stir continuously on low to medium heat. Once the water has evaporated, add another cup of water. Continue doing this until the rice is tender and cooked through. It will take about 15 to 20 minutes. You must keep stirring or it will burn.Once cooked, add some Parmesan cheese and it’s ready to serve!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s nothing like listening to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, or Tony Bennett when you\u2019re cooking. The jazzy music…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-89345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}