I've always wanted to try making my own, but have heard countless horror stories of how long it takes, how patient you must be, etc. These are things I'm not necessarily good at. I like to cook, but if you look at most of my posts, its simple and its usually pretty quick. Time be damned, I found a recipe that looked great and decided to give it a go. End result: 5 noms out of 5.
Recipe can be found here
The major players:
Get yourself a saute going:
In a new pan, sear the Arborio rice:
Begin adding the warm broth, 1 cup at a time:
Stir till the rice soaks it up:
Repeat 7 more times and trust me when I say, with time and stirring, that rice will soak it all up no matter how disheartened and skeptical you may be. Finished product looks a little something like:
Closeup:
Now mix in your mushroom/truffle magic:
Add some Parmesan and a splash of additional truffle oil (mmmmm, fungus):
Plate and destroy. You too can cook risotto.
Few notes:
1. This yielded a ton and we'll be consuming leftovers tonight with enough left for at least 2 more servings.
2. The recipe called for dried Porcini mushrooms. At 49.99 a freaking pound, I didn't bother to do the math to figure out an ounce...I skipped and compensated with more portabella.
3. Truffle oil, also not cheap but I plan to make good use of it going forward. Great flavors.
