Risotto: Over 120 Healthy and Delicious "Little Rice" Recipes - Brossura

Risotto, one of today's most popular restaurant dishes, is actually one of the easiest to make at home. Meaning "little rice," risotto is an Italian dish featuring tender arborio rice slowly cooked in broth and flavored with meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, shellfish, cheese or herbs. The result is rice that is delectably creamy while the grains remain separate and firm. Using everyday ingredients, risotto is a most useful and impressive dish that is remarkably easy to master, for considerably less cost than a restaurant meal.

Risotto begins with an explanation of the principles of making the Italian specialty - cook it slowly, stir continuously, and maintain the correct heat and moisture - and then follows with an inspiring selection of more than 100 variations to suit all tastes and occasions. Risotto recipes include vegetarian, meat, poultry as well as game, fish and seafood:

Mediterranean Vegetable Risotto
Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Risotto
Fragrant Herb Risotto
Tuscan Bean Risotto
Sweet Chili and Basil Risotto
Ham and Leek Risotto
Bacon and Spinach Risotto
Rosemary Lamb Risotto
Creamy Chicken Risotto with Garlic and White Wine
Chicken and Lemon Risotto
Turkey and Prosciutto Risotto
Rabbit and Basil Risotto
Risotto with Venison and Mixed Peppercorns
Smoked Salmon and Dill Risotto
Chili Monkfish Risotto
Scallop and Fennel Risotto
Mixed Seafood with Saffron Risotto
Risotto with Garlic Mussels
Chocolate and Vanilla Risotto
Cream Cheese and Apricot Risotto
Tiramisu Risotto
Apple, Pear and Cinnamon Risotto

With its partners -- a supply of arborio rice and flavorings as simple as broth, fresh herbs and parmesan cheese -- Risotto is destined to become a well-thumbed staple in the busiest of households.