How to Vary Risotto

Lesson 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.

At the end of this cooking school lesson, you will be able to:

• 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

Prerequisites

• The Risotto Method