now that i know how to post pictures dig the aforementioned shrimp risottohttp://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd210/jdchurchil/food%20porn/DSC_0038.jpg?t=1249087183
― clouds taste metallica (jdchurchill), Saturday, 1 August 2009 00:41 (fifteen years ago) link
presumably schlump was exaggerating, but if you're stirring it for an hour then you're making a hearty soup, not risotto
i wasn't! o k, maybe forty five minutes. i have never challenged the wisened chefs who tell me that you have to hover 'n' stir though, because i like to do so so much. really; music playing, risotto stirring, someone perched at the kitchen table making lazy conversation.
the picture above is good though because it gives me ideas for what do you serve with risotto. i always just have this big unsightly blob on the plate, maybe with some sarcastic sprig of something green on top. what are good risotto accompaniments?
― the heart is a lonely hamster (schlump), Saturday, 1 August 2009 00:44 (fifteen years ago) link
schlump srsly 20 min is an accurate time for risotto
― just sayin, Saturday, 1 August 2009 00:48 (fifteen years ago) link
am i the only person in the world who hates this sludge
― blobfish russian (harbl), Saturday, 1 August 2009 00:51 (fifteen years ago) link
If it's sludge, you're doing it wrong.
― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Saturday, 1 August 2009 01:02 (fifteen years ago) link
not me, someone else was doin it wrong! or i just can't get around the texture. it's like dinner oatmeal?
― blobfish russian (harbl), Saturday, 1 August 2009 01:13 (fifteen years ago) link
no, it shouldn't be like oatmeal at all
― Jaq, Saturday, 1 August 2009 01:27 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah it wasn't really like that i just don't like wet mushy things and the rice/cheese combo is wrong to me. i won't ruin this thread with anymore challops though!
― blobfish russian (harbl), Saturday, 1 August 2009 03:06 (fifteen years ago) link
mmm, challop risotto...
― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Saturday, 1 August 2009 03:08 (fifteen years ago) link
came across a recipe for barley risotto, am very curious to try it: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/12/healthy-delicious-barley-risotto-recipe.html
― sciolism, Saturday, 1 August 2009 09:07 (fifteen years ago) link
do prawns go with mushrooms in risotto, or do I need to pick one?
― caek, Monday, 3 August 2009 13:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Try it and tell us!
― Four-TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN! (HI DERE), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:42 (fifteen years ago) link
hmm, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article2968755.ece
― caek, Monday, 3 August 2009 17:43 (fifteen years ago) link
i am not putting marscapone in, but i guess that means it isn't quite a chocolate and fish combination.
― caek, Monday, 3 August 2009 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link
i dont know abt this idea - i think the lemon + prawn sounds good, but mushroom as well is kind of pushing it
― just sayin, Monday, 3 August 2009 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
hmmi think shrimps and mushrooms play rather well together
― clouds taste metallica (jdchurchill), Monday, 3 August 2009 22:35 (fifteen years ago) link
prawns + mushrooms = great! Salmon would also be good. So would asparagus.
― free jazz and mumia (sarahel), Monday, 3 August 2009 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
cover it all with a sauce made from melted swiss cheese and cadbury eggsmmmmm
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Monday, 3 August 2009 22:47 (fifteen years ago) link
this is what i'm doing http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Chuckles.png
― clouds taste metallica (jdchurchill), Monday, 3 August 2009 23:00 (fifteen years ago) link
made a really good one tonight
― caek, Wednesday, 21 April 2010 20:04 (fourteen years ago) link
i still don't like rice risotto but this is really good http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/dining/021mrex.htmli added chopped kale before the chicken broth
― the girl with the butt tattoo (harbl), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 00:19 (fourteen years ago) link
what other vegetables can i use
― the girl with the butt tattoo (harbl), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 00:21 (fourteen years ago) link
I am maybe making this during the weekend, kind of worried tbh
― dayo, Tuesday, 21 September 2010 00:51 (fourteen years ago) link
asparagus or peas both work imo
I like peas in everything though.
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 00:52 (fourteen years ago) link
i think i would like peas in it
― the girl with the butt tattoo (harbl), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 00:56 (fourteen years ago) link
and asparagus but it's out of season
I just buy two bags of peas every time IO go to the grocery because I know I'm going to be using them. They don't even get written down on the list.
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 00:58 (fourteen years ago) link
peas/edamame & sweet baby carrots chopped into little discs & baby corn? small stuff that holds its shape is good in risotto i think.
― camphor jars (c sharp major), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 01:01 (fourteen years ago) link
also, bright colours.
― camphor jars (c sharp major), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 01:02 (fourteen years ago) link
God damn I love risotto. I think it's my favourite food. Well, rice cooked in stock generally (paella, kabsa, pilaf, etc etc etc), of which risotto is perhaps the most flexible and ergo the best.
Here are some risotto variations I have cooked:
• Carrot and pea• Roasted tomato• Ham hock and leek• Asparagus and lemon• Mushroom• Chicken • Fennel and lemon• Chocolate (with mascarpone and hazelnuts)
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 7 July 2016 12:22 (eight years ago) link
tell me more about this chocolate one
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 7 July 2016 17:58 (eight years ago) link
tell me less about it
― ♫ Corbyn's on fire / PLP is terrified ♫ (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 7 July 2016 17:59 (eight years ago) link
i tend to make this incredibly simple risotto when im in the mood for it (elizabeth david 4eva)
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/dine/recipes/10460503.Recipe__Risotto_with_mushrooms/
― ♫ Corbyn's on fire / PLP is terrified ♫ (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:01 (eight years ago) link
i stand for chocolate risotto
― imago, Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:34 (eight years ago) link
List your culinary disasters.
― ♫ Corbyn's on fire / PLP is terrified ♫ (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:37 (eight years ago) link
that was the implication, yes
― imago, Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:39 (eight years ago) link
but i think it could work - pizza does, unsure about pasta, why not risotto. italy is a great country
yes italy is great.
i might be taking italian citizenship to remain a eu citizen.
― ♫ Corbyn's on fire / PLP is terrified ♫ (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:41 (eight years ago) link
good choice
i have two cypriot grandparents but no knowledge of greek ;_; i don't think i'd have the gall to take citizenship in a country i couldn't speak the predominating tongue of
― imago, Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:48 (eight years ago) link
whereas i do :D
could also get chilean citizenship, and i'll be eligible for canadian in a few years. feel that perhaps that sort of citizenship collection is probably not allowed tho.
― ♫ Corbyn's on fire / PLP is terrified ♫ (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:49 (eight years ago) link
sort of back on topic, i can't think of any chilean restaurants i've been to. surely it has a great cuisine though
― imago, Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link
it's ok and there are things i love because of nostalgia but actually nothing out of this world, peruvian is better ;_;
i want to eat risotto for dinner now
― ♫ Corbyn's on fire / PLP is terrified ♫ (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 7 July 2016 18:53 (eight years ago) link
so do i but without the motility to cook it, seems that a takeaway pizza it is
cheers for the peruvian tip tho - and as my gf is a vegan-aspirant veggie i'll trust you to know what's best
― imago, Thursday, 7 July 2016 19:04 (eight years ago) link
Like all Latin American food would be hard for veggie inclined unfortunately :/
― ♫ Corbyn's on fire / PLP is terrified ♫ (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 7 July 2016 19:06 (eight years ago) link
Chocolate risotto is the logical halfway point between risotto and rice pudding, duh.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 8 July 2016 05:16 (eight years ago) link
I make a coconut and raspberry one, it's a rice pudding but with risotto rice, it's amazing
― kinder, Friday, 8 July 2016 07:04 (eight years ago) link
anybody have a recipe for risotto with garlic scapes
― maura, Friday, 8 July 2016 16:29 (eight years ago) link
Last night I did carrot and mushroom with mustard and tarragon. Winner.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 17 July 2016 05:22 (eight years ago) link
Thanks to this thread revive, I will make risotto tonight! I grilled a bunch of summer veg yesterday so that's ready to go; I need to do something with a whole chicken today--maybe grill it, pull off the meat, use bones for a quick stock? Chicken seems kind of wrong in risotto to me but that is just me, obv.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 18 July 2016 13:42 (eight years ago) link
Runner bean and griddled sweet peppers = winner.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 25 August 2017 12:12 (seven years ago) link
Emma has decided she has eaten enough risotto for the rest of her life. I might have to divorce her as i do all the cooking and it is my signature dish.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 25 August 2017 12:13 (seven years ago) link
How is your jambalaya? It's basically just risotto with onions, bell pepper and celery. Good for variation.
― Frederik B, Friday, 25 August 2017 12:21 (seven years ago) link
risotto has celery
jambalaya does not have parmesan cheese
i could go on
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 25 August 2017 12:39 (seven years ago) link
I love all the one pot rice dishes and ofc there are similarities but the jambalaya recipe I have is basically rice cooked in bbq sauce, it's delicious and doing a v different thing
― ogmor, Friday, 25 August 2017 12:43 (seven years ago) link
That's gumbo?
― Frederik B, Friday, 25 August 2017 13:01 (seven years ago) link
I mean, fake gumbo, but jambalaya isn't sauce based?
― Frederik B, Friday, 25 August 2017 13:02 (seven years ago) link
thank u sauce-based jambalaya
― frankfurters take on new glamour in this gleaming aspic (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 25 August 2017 13:03 (seven years ago) link
that's amore??? xp
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Friday, 25 August 2017 13:03 (seven years ago) link
Minced pork fried on a high heat (to get crispy bits) with fennel seeds, loads of black pepper, and a tin of chopped tomatoes, maybe add some borlotti beans if you're feeling really hearty, makes for an excellent risotto.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 11:15 (five years ago) link
My mind is wandering off imagining a world where pork mince is a rice substitute :)
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 13:17 (five years ago) link