338723 Tue Oct 31 17:32:13 -0800 2006 48 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1985884 Latley ive been really into risotto there are just so many things you can do with it. And a couple of weeks ago my aunt gave me a really great recipe for Marrrow Risotto I cooked it last night and I think it was the best ive ever had I was very impressed with myself. Although im 3 quarters italian its something my family never cooked when I was a kid My other favourite would have to be Lobster risotto and Quartro Formaggio risotto which I have great recipes for both Tue Oct 31 17:32:13 -0800 2006 49000 Caserta44 1 1985940 this time of year try a pomergranate/lemon Risotto - prepare risotto as with any other recipe,add juice of 1 pomergranate (reserve a handful of seeds for garnish) at end of laddling,add juice of 1/2 lemon as you stir during cooking. garnish with reserved pomergranate and zest of i/2 lemon. Hint: if you use wine in your recipe be sure to warm it before adding. enjoy Tue Oct 31 17:43:14 -0800 2006 1985884 31750 drobbia 1 1985976 Seafood, saffron, and zucchini risotto; super fragrant and rich...recipe from an old Cucina Italiana. Tue Oct 31 17:54:17 -0800 2006 1985884 49748 Boythefoodtalksto 1 1985994 I could live on risotto the rest of my life, that's how much I love it. A couple of years ago, at Canaletto in Las Vegas, I had one with small chunks of very tender, high quality beef (I don't remember off hand what cut it was), porchini and Armagnac instead of using wine. It was insanely rich and satisfying. Wish I could find a recipe similar! Tue Oct 31 17:58:01 -0800 2006 1985884 12099 sivyaleah 1 1986022 A foie gras risotto a couple of years ago at Umbria in Boston -now THAT was rich, but really amazing. A great risotto is so satisfying. I remember someone posted on the Boston board that they thought risotto was overrated and that it was bland and boring. Can you imagine? so sad. Tue Oct 31 18:07:23 -0800 2006 1985884 10271 Rubee 1 1986030 This is slightly OT - but what I think would be incredible is a Hazan recipe for risotto with Amarone - but the stuff is so *%# expensive. Tue Oct 31 18:09:32 -0800 2006 1985884 10985 MMRuth 2 1986144 Wow - intriguing. That might be a good anniversary dinner. Which book is it in? Tue Oct 31 18:42:55 -0800 2006 1986030 10271 Rubee 3 1986370 I think Essentials - but I'll check when I get home. Tue Oct 31 19:47:19 -0800 2006 1986144 10985 MMRuth 1 1986118 Best I ever had was at L'Impero in NYC. A Green Apple Risotto with Fois Gras and Balsamic Reduction. Tue Oct 31 18:35:33 -0800 2006 1985884 11222 Infomaniac 1 1986120 Honey-dipped, fried risotto balls served as an amuse at Woodlands Resort in Summerville, S.C. Both savory and sweet, I was tempted to ask if they could bring out more for dessert! Tue Oct 31 18:36:12 -0800 2006 1985884 11819 Low Country Jon 2 1986130 those sound really good Tue Oct 31 18:40:07 -0800 2006 1986120 11222 Infomaniac 2 1986943 I had a dessert the other day of coconut-crusted risotto balls with raspberry sauce- very, very good! Tue Oct 31 22:21:12 -0800 2006 1986120 12813 Katie Nell 1 1986411 The two or three best risottos I've had were all the basic recipe with white wine and Reggiano. Tue Oct 31 19:54:22 -0800 2006 1985884 11369 Robert Lauriston 2 1986519 Every one I make at home has those ingredients. No wonder everyone loves my home-cooked versions :-) Tue Oct 31 20:24:14 -0800 2006 1986411 12099 sivyaleah 2 1990264 That's how I prepare it, and in season I top with a little fresh picked dungeness crab. Thu Nov 02 02:05:02 -0800 2006 1986411 13497 Chris Rising 1 1986539 I like to keep it simple. The best risotto I've ever had is the first perfect one I made myself with a rich stock I made myself. I have probably made "better" since then but the first was a revelation. Tue Oct 31 20:29:02 -0800 2006 1985884 41818 Grubbjunkie 1 1986614 Hands down, the zucchini flower risotto at restaurant Costanza in Rome near the Campo D'Fiori. This is probably the single best dish of any kind that I have eaten in my life. Tue Oct 31 20:49:51 -0800 2006 1985884 23430 Mr. Cookie 2 2813660 Didn't have that at Costanza, but had a zucchini flower risotto (btw, that's apparently rizzoat for those of you in NJ, lol) at Natalino in Firenze. Wonderful. Couldn't wait to for my own zucchini blossoms to start coming up so I could try it at home. In fact, I'm cooking some tonight. Sat Aug 04 10:48:56 -0700 2007 1986614 24421 Panini Guy 1 1986931 One of two that I cook a lot. Either a dandelion risotto, or a simple seafood risotto made with just the (rich) broth from the seafood. Tue Oct 31 22:19:21 -0800 2006 1985884 12911 cap 1 1987079 Oh, and I just thought of Joe H's famous thread (Pistachio and Gorgonzola risotto). I linked to one of the posts below. I made it a few years ago, and it was as spectacular as he says, but very rich - small portions are the way to go on this one. I also used the leftovers to make arancini, and they came out great too. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/289169?query=best+risotto+ever&user_name= Tue Oct 31 23:04:28 -0800 2006 1985884 10271 Rubee 2 1987852 I am still intimidated by that recipe. It just seems like there is not enough liquid and too much cheese, but everyone swears it is fantastic. How does it not end up like cheese pudding? Or is that the idea? Wed Nov 01 05:54:54 -0800 2006 1987079 29367 antepiedmont 3 1988676 I did have to add a little more liquid, I think. But yes, it was very rich and a bit "heavier" than some risottos. Wed Nov 01 17:35:33 -0800 2006 1987852 10271 Rubee 1 1987087 a seafood risotto in Viareggio, Tuscany. I've never been able to make such an amazing seafood risotto at home. Also very good: recipes from the Gangivecchio (sicilian food) cookbooks - pesto, zucchini, and potato, and calabaza and walnut. Tue Oct 31 23:08:24 -0800 2006 1985884 11190 fara 1 1987355 I had a pretty good Risotto today in Chicago with Butternut squash and mushrooms. But the absolute BEST was a few years ago at Rebecca's in Greenwich CT during truffle season. They made a wonderful wild mushroom risooto and shaved many slices of truffle on top. It was well worth the $30 surcharge Wed Nov 01 01:01:48 -0800 2006 1985884 11290 jfood 1 1987522 Lobster risotto at Hotel Isle d'France on St. Barth. Wed Nov 01 02:27:32 -0800 2006 1985884 14575 River Rat 1 1987541 Lidia's pumpkin risotto. I don't even know if it's still on the menu, but it used to come served in a copper pot. It was one of the first risotto's I experienced back in the early 90's. Also, there's french guy who has a place out in the hamptons called Indian Cove. He used to be a chef at The Pierre. He makes a fabulous seafood risotto. When at home, we make the chicken stock, white wine, porcini, parm reggiano, touch of butter at the end ...version. Wed Nov 01 02:44:19 -0800 2006 1985884 20483 jenniebnyc 1 1987861 Black truffle risotto. Wed Nov 01 06:12:40 -0800 2006 1985884 11006 chica 1 1988761 The best thing I like about risotto is making risotto cakes the next day with the left overs. Just form it by hand, season the outside with salt/pepper, and pan fry in some olive oil until it turns brown and crispy on the outside. Throw a couple of over-easy eggs on top and I'm a happy boy. Wed Nov 01 17:57:50 -0800 2006 1985884 12014 LStaff 2 2008231 I love risotto cakes. Alwasy make extra so we can have them the next day. Went to see my mom this weekend- who recently had some oral surgery. I made her some risotto for dinner. She loves tarragon. SO I poached some chicken in stock flavored with fresh tarragon leaves. Shredded the chicken, and made the risotto, adding the chicken and a bit more tarragon at the end ( with the butter and cheese, of course!). It was really good, and the rosotto cakes the next day were tasty, too. Thu Nov 09 13:57:41 -0800 2006 1988761 11057 macca 1 1988770 My best was a gorganzola risotto at Bice in Milan. Just delicious. Wed Nov 01 18:00:46 -0800 2006 1985884 23776 DavidT 1 1988861 The mention of the foie gras risotto above reminds me of the liver risotto I had at an Italian place in a strip mall on Hilton Head about 7 years ago. It was wonderful but they gave me a huge portion. It was rich too, so I only needed a little. One of my favorite ways to cook risotto is a "Cream of Tomato" version that I got from the "New Basics" cookbook. Canned tomatoes work just fine in this. (on edit): Oh, and roasted butternut squash risotto too! Wed Nov 01 18:31:48 -0800 2006 1985884 12752 MsDiPesto 1 1988872 Boy, I'd love the recipe for your lobster risotto. If you don't mind posting, I could use it next weekend. Thanks Wed Nov 01 18:35:10 -0800 2006 1985884 13962 Cheesy Oysters 1 1989071 A risotto milanese I made from a recipe on the back of a box of Roland arborio rice. This is basic risotto - white wine, saffron, parmigiano reggiano - which, as some of the other posters have said, often makes for the best dish. Wed Nov 01 19:32:58 -0800 2006 1985884 27312 lvecch 1 1989798 Beet and goat cheese - pink but delicious Wed Nov 01 23:09:44 -0800 2006 1985884 33736 laurendlewis 1 2006944 It was one I had made at home from a recipe here... Gorgonzola Dolce with a sprikle of pomegranate seeds... just PERFECT... :) --Dommy! Wed Nov 08 22:04:42 -0800 2006 1985884 10659 Dommy 1 2008150 Now you Hounds go me thinkin' I've got some AKC legs in my freezer I should do something with. Now I'm thinking crab risotto. Shell them, make a crab stock, garnish with huge chunks of crab meat. YIKES!!!! DT Thu Nov 09 12:46:47 -0800 2006 1985884 11291 Davwud 1 2008203 White truffle risotto at Tony's in St. Louis. The aroma filled the entire room. Perhaps the single most memorable dish I've ever had in any restaurant anywhere. Thu Nov 09 13:31:16 -0800 2006 1985884 10207 FlyFish 1 2010701 A wild mushroom risotto at Galletto's in Westlake Village. They wheeled it out inside a hollowed out Parmiggiano the size of a bus wheel. Then they scraped a lot of the parm - softened from the steam, I suppose - into the risotto at the last minute. A fun presentation, and quite tasty. Fri Nov 10 05:29:08 -0800 2006 1985884 13564 Snackish 2 2010801 Sounds awesome. And it begs the question: How did you roll the Doggie-Bag home? Fri Nov 10 07:33:10 -0800 2006 2010701 17562 FoodFuser 2 2810768 I'm not a big fan of risotto - I can't explain it, really - but I'll make an exception for wild mushroom risotto. Maybe it's the contrast of the earthy mushroom flavour with the creamy rice... It's the only one I like. Fri Aug 03 09:54:39 -0700 2007 2010701 10681 piccola 1 2012061 Best I've ever had was at Fortuny at the Hotel Cipriani on Guidecca near Venice: "risotto mantecato alle verdure di stagione e fiori di zucca" for two. Amazing. Didn't hurt that it was served in a stunningly beautiful dining room, or that the restaurant had sent a private launch over to pick us up in Venice. Best risotto I've had in Boston in recent memory was at MarcO, a risotto of many mushrooms. It had that elusive creamy-chewy quality that reflects long, slow, carefully-tended stovetop cooking. Fri Nov 10 19:41:37 -0800 2006 1985884 10143 MC Slim JB 2 2019307 without a doubt the bone marrow risotto I had in Genoa a couple years ago Tue Nov 14 02:13:02 -0800 2006 2012061 53027 Dio di Romanese 1 2810500 I would love this recipe for Marrow Risotto...thanks linda Fri Aug 03 08:42:40 -0700 2007 1985884 116482 deliacookie 1 2810589 Butternut squash risotto with the slightest undertone of sage, at Emmy's Spaghetti Shack in San Francisco. So simple, but so hard to replicate at home - I've tried several times! Fri Aug 03 09:08:05 -0700 2007 1985884 114289 yogurtsoda 1 2812279 In Varenna on Lake Como I had a red wine risotto with smoked cheese. it was incredible. To make it I think I would just substitute the traditional white wine with red and use a good smoked cheese at the end. it was not too smoky. Fri Aug 03 17:08:13 -0700 2007 1985884 94347 Ela0427 1 2812354 Three: First, the perfect uni risotto one night at Ca' del Sole in North Hollywood, second, the white truffle risotto at Locanda Veneta a year or so ago, and third, the barley and asparagus risotto that I made in February. The only cheese I had in the house to stir in was brie, and it was perfectly delicious. Fri Aug 03 17:32:33 -0700 2007 1985884 12539 NeNePie 1 2813815 I found a recipe for a broccoli and cheddar (not a combo I generally like) risotto in Moosewood's Simple Suppers that's quickly become a favorite. The risotto is started with beer or ale, although I always use hard cider as that's what I have on hand. Even my husband, who despises risotto, won't protest too much when I make this recipe. Sat Aug 04 12:09:10 -0700 2007 1985884 63906 odkaty 1 2813871 Champagne Risotto at the Hotel Swiss (not as fancy as it sounds) in Bellagio on Lake Como. Sat Aug 04 12:49:32 -0700 2007 1985884 26542 suse 2 2989398 Hands down, the Risotto all'Amarone at Bottega del Vino in Verona, Italy. Sat Sep 29 19:35:40 -0700 2007 2813871 104856 Jocelyn P