Tom Kerridge cooks a very tasty low cost beef and blue cheese risotto that comes in at a £1 per portion on Food and Drink.

Tom says: “This rich and rib-sticking risotto is the real deal, combining bold flavours with superior homemade stock.”

The ingredients are: For the beef and stock: 3 x 200g pieces beef shin, bone in, 375ml red wine, vegetable oil, for frying, 1 carrot, diced, 2 celery stalks, trimmed and chopped, ½ onion, chopped, 2 bay leaves, 2 star anise, 1 tbsp salt and 1.2 litres dark chicken stock.

For the risotto: 2 tbsp olive oil, 50g butter, plus extra to finish, 1 large onion, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, grated, 400g risotto rice, 1 litre beef stock, 120g mild blue cheese, diced and 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves.