risotto emergency!

am i the only person in the world who hates this sludge

If it's sludge, you're doing it wrong.

not me, someone else was doin it wrong! or i just can't get around the texture. it's like dinner oatmeal?

no, it shouldn't be like oatmeal at all

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!

mmm, challop risotto...

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

do prawns go with mushrooms in risotto, or do I need to pick one?

Try it and tell us!

hmm, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article2968755.ece

i am not putting marscapone in, but i guess that means it isn't quite a chocolate and fish combination.

i dont know abt this idea - i think the lemon + prawn sounds good, but mushroom as well is kind of pushing it

hmm
i think shrimps and mushrooms play rather well together

prawns + mushrooms = great! Salmon would also be good. So would asparagus.

cover it all with a sauce made from melted swiss cheese and cadbury eggs
mmmmm

this is what i'm doing
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made a really good one tonight

i still don't like rice risotto but this is really good http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/dining/021mrex.html
i added chopped kale before the chicken broth

what other vegetables can i use

I am maybe making this during the weekend, kind of worried tbh

asparagus or peas both work imo

I like peas in everything though.

i think i would like peas in it

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.

peas/edamame & sweet baby carrots chopped into little discs & baby corn? small stuff that holds its shape is good in risotto i think.

also, bright colours.

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)

tell me more about this chocolate one

tell me less about it

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/

i stand for chocolate risotto

List your culinary disasters.

that was the implication, yes

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.

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

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.

sort of back on topic, i can't think of any chilean restaurants i've been to. surely it has a great cuisine though

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

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

Like all Latin American food would be hard for veggie inclined unfortunately :/

Chocolate risotto is the logical halfway point between risotto and rice pudding, duh.

I make a coconut and raspberry one, it's a rice pudding but with risotto rice, it's amazing

anybody have a recipe for risotto with garlic scapes

Last night I did carrot and mushroom with mustard and tarragon. Winner.

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.

Runner bean and griddled sweet peppers = winner.

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.

How is your jambalaya? It's basically just risotto with onions, bell pepper and celery. Good for variation.

risotto has celery

jambalaya does not have parmesan cheese

i could go on

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

That's gumbo?

I mean, fake gumbo, but jambalaya isn't sauce based?

thank u sauce-based jambalaya

that's amore??? xp

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.

My mind is wandering off imagining a world where pork mince is a rice substitute :)