risotto

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Stained a striking hot pink and bejeweled with roasted beets, this risotto is a stunner. red wine risotto with arugula I made a while ago, this version gets all its gorgeous magenta color from fresh roasted beets.

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  • Stained a striking hot pink and bejeweled with roasted beets, this risotto is a stunner. red wine risotto with arugula I made a while ago, this version gets all its gorgeous magenta color from fresh roasted beets. —  A Mingling of Tastes
  • My Parmesan-laced mushroom risotto was almost worth its $22 price, although the Dover sole that followed ($43) was overcooked in knobby chunks and apparently someone forgot to debone it.
  • I used triple-sec as I have it in my cabinet, and even though I'm a recovering alcoholic, I added the liquor while the risotto was on the stove (before adding all the chocolate) and the alcohol does cook out. —  Felicia C. Sullivan
  • Told her sure they would like the risotto, then moved down the line to get steamed broccoli, homemade apple-carrot muffins, wheat rolls and salad, made with fruit donated by the first lady's office.
  • The way a risotto is finished can make all the difference.
 

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  1. Italian, from riso, rice, from Old Italian; see rice.

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  1. Italian, from riso, rice. See rice.
 

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/rəˈsɑttoʊ/
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