I adore cooking anything Italian. Italian food is just so delicious and for probably a little over a year I was obsessed with cooking anything and everything Italian. Finally the voice of reason, Chris, convinced me I should try to cook something besides Italian everyday. I did listen but I still love a good Italian meal.
One of my favorite Italian things to cook is risotto. It is so versatile and you can put so many things in it. But whether you keep it simple or add the kitchen sink it is always outstanding. I love to cook risotto and find it quite easy to cook. I think the main thing is you have to be willing to stand with what you are cooking for 30 minutes, but I find risotto worth the hovering required.
The August/ September 2009 "Fine Cooking" has a recipe for risotto with corn, spicy sausage and wilted arugula. This is not one of my favorite risottos (I mean its hard to beat mushroom risotto) but it was quite yummy. The corn was a new ingredient for me and risotto and I do love corn and corn in my risotto is even more delicious.
Once I tried a risotto with shrimps and spinachs... damn, it was so good.
ReplyDeleteI used to work in a restaurant were Radiohead (the whole band) came to dinner and they ate (all of them) mushroom risotto... and you're right, it's a classic.