We decided to use a couple in risotto. First, some stock from the freezer:
A couple of shallots:
Melt a bit of butter in some olive oil
then saute the shallots until clear
cook the rice in the oil a bit
then start adding liquid. First a cup or so of wine, then the now-hot stock, a cup at a time and the rice stirred until each addition of liquit is absorbed.
Once the last of the liquid is absorbed, add another knob of butter and let it rest a bit
Stir in the butter and a bit of freshly grated Parmesan cheese, then grate a couple of the truffles on top
Stir in the truffle and serve right away. In this case, accompanied by some fresh homemade bread
and some fresh asparagus steamed and then tossed with a bit of Meyer lemon oil from the BJ Cohn Winery.
The truffles add a spicy, earthy note that was subtle but very good. Something I'd never tried before. Thanks, M & Kt!
p.s. This book has the best directions for making risotto that I've found.
4 comments:
It takes quite a while, which has kind of scared me off from trying it.
I like food for lazy people. ;-)
Borepatch,
Risotto does take a while, but it really isn't bad. The first couple of liquid additions you don't have to stand over it stirring all the time. That only comes the last ten or fifteen minutes or so. Total cooking time, perhaps forty minutes, most of which you can work on the rest of dinner.
Your photo, "A Couple of Shallots" can stand on its own as art!
Nice post!
Matt
Thanks, Matt!
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