What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the rice but
really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill

On May 8, 12:25*pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the rice but
really... it's just rice. *Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill

Obviously, you've never had it...

"merryb" wrote in message
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On May 8, 12:25 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the rice but
really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill

Obviously, you've never had it...

That was my thought too. Risotto has a luscious texture. If all you've had
is "ho hum it's just rice", I'd conclude you ain't had risotto. My cousin's
husband wanted to run away with me after sampling my risotto milanese :-)

TammyM

merryb wrote:
On May 8, 12:25 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the
rice but really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill

Obviously, you've never had it...

heh, what a surprise!

TammyM wrote:
"merryb" wrote in message
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On May 8, 12:25 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the
rice but really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill

Obviously, you've never had it...

That was my thought too. Risotto has a luscious texture. If all
you've had is "ho hum it's just rice", I'd conclude you ain't had
risotto. My cousin's husband wanted to run away with me after
sampling my risotto milanese :-)

))

On May 8, 12:43*pm, "TammyM" wrote:
"merryb" wrote in message

...
On May 8, 12:25 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:

What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the rice but
really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill
Obviously, you've never had it...

That was my thought too. *Risotto has a luscious texture. *If all you've had
is "ho hum it's just rice", I'd conclude you ain't had risotto. *My cousin's
husband wanted to run away with me after sampling my risotto milanese :-)

TammyM

This is a recipe I grew up with. Apparently, my grandfather, after
trying my grandma's recipe, decided that it needed meat. This is what
she came up with;
Take a whole chicken, and simmer it in a big pot of water along with
a stalk of celery & half a dry onion for approx 1 hour, or until done.
Remove the bird from the broth, and set aside to cool- save the stock.
In a large saute pan, or whatever you make risotto in , melt a few
TBLS butter- saute approx 1 cup each chopped celery and onion. When
soft, add 1+ cup rice, and continue as for regular risotto, using the
stock reserved from cooking the chicken. While it is cooking, remove
meat from chicken carcass, and when rice is done, add the chicken
along with 1 cup good parmesan & salt & pepper to taste. This is my
family's idea of chicken soup!! It is delicious, and will feed a lot
of people rather inexpensively..

merryb wrote:
On May 8, 12:25 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the
rice but really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill

Obviously, you've never had it...

Obviously you don't know what you're talking about. Stir, stir, stir,
gradually add stock, stir, stir, stir, add more stock, stir. What's all the
fuss about? It's rice.

Jill

On May 8, 1:40*pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
merryb wrote:
On May 8, 12:25 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the
rice but really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill

Obviously, you've never had it...

Obviously you don't know what you're talking about. *Stir, stir, stir,
gradually add stock, stir, stir, stir, add more stock, stir. *What's all the
fuss about? *It's rice.

Jill

Like I was saying... you also don't have to stir it every minute. What
makes you think I don't know what I'm talking about....

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the rice but
really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill


I just watched the show. 34 Italian cooks just slashed their wrists. In
addition any TV show plans for Italy have been canceled.

:-)

Dimitri

merryb wrote:
On May 8, 1:40 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
merryb wrote:
On May 8, 12:25 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the
rice but really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill

Obviously, you've never had it...

Obviously you don't know what you're talking about. Stir, stir, stir,
gradually add stock, stir, stir, stir, add more stock, stir. What's
all the fuss about? It's rice.

Jill

Like I was saying... you also don't have to stir it every minute. What
makes you think I don't know what I'm talking about....

The one time I made risotto (aborio rice) I had to stir it constantly.
Could have been the stove, I suppose. Or could have been the cook LOL But
it required constant stirring and constant additions of stock and it was, in
the end, just rice with vegetables cooked in stock. YMMV, obviously.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
merryb wrote:
On May 8, 12:25 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the
rice but really... it's just rice. Ho hum.
Jill


Obviously, you've never had it...

Obviously you don't know what you're talking about. Stir, stir, stir,
gradually add stock, stir, stir, stir, add more stock, stir. What's all the
fuss about? It's rice.

Jill



IIRC, you're not crazy about rice anyway,
but risotto is...sublime rice.

gloria p

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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What's the big deal?

Gordon always has it on his menus and he says it's not about the rice but
really... it's just rice. Ho hum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSKoG5aZ80

Jill



Jill,

Have you tried it before? It may be made from rice, but eating it is not like eating
rice. For one thing, rice is bland, this isn't. It's also very creamy, when done
right. Luxurious. Rich. Yummy.
Sooooo far beyond mere rice.

kimberly

Sounds like you had the heat too fierce then. Risotto is a simple dish and
thus relies on quality ingredients, most noticeably the stock. I haven't
found anyone who likes seafood that doesn't enjoy a prawn risotto made with
their shell stock.

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
The one time I made risotto (aborio rice) I had to stir it constantly.
Could have been the stove, I suppose. Or could have been the cook LOL
But
it required constant stirring and constant additions of stock and it was,
in
the end, just rice with vegetables cooked in stock. YMMV, obviously.

On May 8, 6:59*pm, "Michael"
wrote:
Sounds like you had the heat too fierce then. *Risotto is a simple dish and
thus relies on quality ingredients, most noticeably the stock. *I haven't
found anyone who likes seafood that doesn't enjoy a prawn risotto made with
their shell stock.

Sure, but Jill is in her aggressively ignorant mode today. She's made
risotto, unsuccessfully, once and therefore it's just rice. In
another thread she has never heard of the idea of slow cooking beef,
so why try to learn something new? You can lead a horse to
water, .... -aem

I'm a sucker for risotto made with asparagus.... seafood is good too.

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On Fri, 9 May 2008 11:59:16 +1000, "Michael"
wrote:

Sounds like you had the heat too fierce then. Risotto is a simple dish and
thus relies on quality ingredients, most noticeably the stock. I haven't
found anyone who likes seafood that doesn't enjoy a prawn risotto made with
their shell stock.

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
The one time I made risotto (aborio rice) I had to stir it constantly.
Could have been the stove, I suppose. Or could have been the cook LOL
But
it required constant stirring and constant additions of stock and it was,
in
the end, just rice with vegetables cooked in stock. YMMV, obviously.



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