Lesson Description & Goals

Risotto is a very versatile dish that lends itself well to a variety of flavors. Once you have mastered how to make a basic risotto, you can begin to incorporate different ingredients throughout the cooking process to create a variety of delicious dishes.

In this lesson, you will learn how to incorporate various sauces, purees and additional ingredients during the risotto making process. This lesson will give you the freedom to improvise so you can work without recipes to create an endless number of new and exciting meals.

• Add sauces and vegetable purees to risotto
• Determine when in the cooking process to add additional ingredients
• Create new dishes by changing up the mirepoix
• Add vegetables to risotto without compromising their texture, flavor and color

Lesson Topic Videos

• Intro to Varying a Basic Risotto (0:38)
• Adding Sauces to Vary Risotto (2:40)
• Adding Ingredients to Risotto (2:21)

Lesson Prerequisites

IMPORTANT NOTE:
We wanted you to be aware that there are one or more identified prerequisites to this lesson. Whether you choose to purchase a prerequisite lesson or lessons is up to you, but this lesson will likely include references to prerequisite lessons.

• The Risotto Method

All Lessons in the Rice & Grains Section

• Rice Basics
• Cooking Rice | Steaming & Boiling Methods
• Cooking Rice | Pilaf Method
• The Risotto Method
• How to Vary Risotto
• How to Cook Grains
• How to Make Polenta