Anyone catch the Gilmore Girls reference there? What would the Barefoot Contessa Do? Haha well that's beside the point. On New Years Day I really wanted to make risotto, so we got out Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics and made her Wild Mushroom Risotto. It.was.so.delicious! I finished the leftovers last night.
Because the mushroom water was used from soaking the dried mushrooms, it really had a great, natural flavor to it. It was so decadent and yes, took a little bit of work, but was so delicious. Definitely eat it al dente!
And no, unfortunately this is not my image, but it was so good the first night that I ate it all without taking a photo and the second day it still tasted delicious, but didn't look as pretty! But at least I can tell you all that it tasted delicious! That's really what counts, right?
Just a note, we left out the safron and only used dried mushrooms since we didn't have any fresh on hand. We also added some onions for more flavor.
Find the recipe
here or in your Back to Basics book!
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This looks great!! I think the BC recipe's are for the most part easy to make and delish!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh this risotto looks absolutely amazing!! i need ti make this risotto stat! hope you have been great susan
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