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to just pour all the bloody stock into the risotto at once??????

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meladeso · 26/01/2017 20:29

Gaaaah!

(I may have been drinking the wine that's in the risotto)

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NewtScamandersNaughtyNiffler · 26/01/2017 20:30

My friend pours it all in at once. Her risotto is amazing

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donajimena · 26/01/2017 20:31

I love risotto. But i no longer make it. Pour the whole sodding lot in.

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BIWI · 26/01/2017 20:31

It will work just as well.

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user1484317265 · 26/01/2017 20:31

It's just not the same. If you like it that way, sure, but its nowhere near as good. It's all the stirring etc that creates the texture.

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JohnLapsleyParlabane · 26/01/2017 20:32
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BIWI · 26/01/2017 20:32

... so YANBU!

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user1484317265 · 26/01/2017 20:32

Baked "risotto" is nice but its an entirely different dish,

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meladeso · 26/01/2017 20:34

Right. Well that is definitely enough consensus!! I am trying it next time.

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FuckOffDailyMailQuitQuotingMN · 26/01/2017 20:34

It's a fucking faff.

Drink another glass. Wine helps with the stirring fatigue.

Wine

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PinkSwimGoggles · 26/01/2017 20:35

I do it in the oven, can't be arsed with all that stirring stuff.

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Astoria7974 · 26/01/2017 20:37

I pour all at once. My risotto, I've been told, is better than most restaurants. I think it's because the rice is able to stew a bit in the stock.

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TheOnlyWayIsMN · 26/01/2017 20:40

I also do oven baked risotto with it all going in at the same time - try it!

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user1484317265 · 26/01/2017 20:40

My risotto, I've been told, is better than most restaurants. I think it's because the rice is able to stew a bit in the stock

Then they haven't been to any good Italian restaurants. I'm sure your rice dish is very nice, but risotto does not "stew" in lots of liquid!

Risotto is by definition made by a particular method. If you don't use the method, its not a definition.

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user1484317265 · 26/01/2017 20:41

not a risotto, even!

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SplodgeBear1988 · 26/01/2017 20:43

I stick all mine in at once. Even the actifry recipe says to do that.

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user1484317265 · 26/01/2017 20:43

Even the actifry recipe says to do that

Not a source for authentic Italian recipes!

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Elphame · 26/01/2017 20:44

Pour it all in. I do and it works just fine

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Trills · 26/01/2017 20:44

Pour MOST of it in, stir when you remember, then finish off carefully so you know you've put the right amount in (you'll have to test it, you can't just measure and assume it'll be right).

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Chinnygirl · 26/01/2017 20:45

I do it traditionally and it is also better than most restaurants. I would use whatever method is to your taste. If you are happy pouring it all in then go for t.

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ChicRock · 26/01/2017 20:45

Yeah I always pour it all in at once, it's just as good as the "stand at the hob and stir for 30 minutes" method.

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SkyeCoo · 26/01/2017 20:47

My Italian uncle pours all in at once. Says his mother did the same thing so that makes ok and authentic enough in my eyes!

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Chippednailvarnishing · 26/01/2017 20:48

Bake it!

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user1484317265 · 26/01/2017 20:49

My Italian uncle pours all in at once. Says his mother did the same thing so that makes ok and authentic enough in my eyes

And my english friend makes shepherds pie with lentils and beans with cheese on top, but that doesn't make it real shepherds pie!

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PotatoWaffleCob · 26/01/2017 20:49

Ooh we had risotto tonight. I made it "the correct way" for years. Then I had 2 kids and need to spend less time faffing in the kitchen so I chuck all the stock in and leave it. We had goats cheese, pea and pancetta tonight. It was lovely.

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leddeeburdee · 26/01/2017 20:49

I stir it. But I also pull up a high stool to sit on and pour myself a glass of wine to drink while I'm stirring. Quite a relaxing method I find!

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