Friday, April 6, 2012

Risotto Rosso


WINNER: Your best risotto (savory).

 

★★★★☆

Difficulty: Easy

Risotto Rosso recipe on Food52

Review:  As far as Risottos go, I thought this one had a lot of flavor with minimal prep work.  After dicing the mushrooms, shallots and panchetta you are good to go.  Speaking of dicing the panchetta I found this nearly impossible.  Whole Foods only had sliced panchetta, but I'm pretty sure I have purchased it pre-diced from Harris Teeter (near the deli section).

Like any risotto, I warmed the broth up in a sauce pan and slowly added a 1/2 cup at a time until the rice absorbed the liquid.  Overall this took around 40 minutes so be sure to have some jams on in the background and a glass of wine within arms reach. I am eager to try using carnaroli rice next as the recipe calls for, but I could not find it.

Tips:  Make sure to purchase a fruity red wine like the recipe states.  Mine was a little dry.

What I learned:  Risotto is hard to photograph.

Final thought:  The fact that I ate all of the leftovers the next day at lunch tells me this was a darn good Risotto.

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