View Single Post
Old 09-12-2010, 11:23 AM  
Deej
I make pixels work
 
Deej's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: I live here...
Posts: 24,386
Quote:
Originally Posted by DamianJ View Post
OK, you have the risotto close, but not traditionally right...

1) You should use onion *and* celery to form the base.

2) You put the rice in to the onion and celery, let it soak up the juices for 2/3 mins, THEN you put in a glass of white wine, let that absorb, then carry on with the stock. Fresh home made stock is obviously better

3) NEVER put the Parmesan in until the VERY last minute. Makes the dish go all claggy otherwise

4) If you want to make mushroom risotto, use porcini mushrooms as well as fresh. Gives it a much meatier dish.

If you care.

:D
YOure right on the celery, I forgot to get some So i used some garlic. I did wait til the end to insert the parmesan. Agreed on the porcinis. I almost went portabella.

Im pleased with my first attempt at risotto. Ive made the chicken cordon bleu a hundred times. THough i like my own sauce to top it, I was trying to keep it standard here. Id definitely use a diff wine.


Bump for the day time people...
__________________

Deej's Designs n' What Not
Hit me up for Design, CSS & Photo Retouching


Icq#30096880
Deej is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote