I’ve wanted to try making risotto for quite a while. However, I kept forgetting to buy the Arborio rice. I finally just made it tonight with the Jasmine rice that I had in the house.
It was excellent! I do plan to make it next time with the recommended rice and see what kind of difference it makes. This was truly delicious though.
In the interest of honesty, I should confess that this was more effort than I would normally put into a side dish. Total cooking time was easily an hour, but I’ll still make it again.
The original recipe made a lot more than we needed, so I’ve adjusted the recipe accordingly. I’m hoping that a smaller batch will also result in a shorter cook time next time I make this.
I was very happy that I had decided to serve it with the Lemon Garlic Tilapia and Buttered Garlic Broccoli because the fact that both of those dishes required less than 10 minutes of cooking time made the risotto possible.
Shanu says
I’ve wanted to try making risotto for quite a while. However, I kept forgetting to buy the Arborio rice. I finally just made it tonight with the Jasmine rice that I had in the house. It was excellent! I do plan to make it next time with the recommended rice and see what kind of difference it makes. This was truly delicious though.
Thanks Mary for your recipe.
Rob says
Risotto can be made in a pressure cooker in much less time, and I like it just as well as the labor intensive kind. And if you have any leftover, make Italian arancini with it….yum!