JustStarting
Senior Member
I'm getting ready to make risotto for the first time… and I'm going to make it in the microwave! Yes, as many highly-rated recipes attest, this is totally doable. Most microwave recipes look something like this:
Nuke butter, olive oil, onion and garlic for a few minutes
Add the rice, stir to coat, and nuke for a few more minutes
Add broth (and sometimes wine) and nuke for about 17 minutes, stirring well about halfway through
Stir in Parmesan right before serving
So here are my questions:
1) A significant minority of recipes do NOT include the step of nuking the rice in the butter and seasonings… Should I do this or not? How does it affect the crucial step of getting the starch out of the rice?
2) There's a disturbingly wide range of amounts of liquid that recipes require to be added to 1 cup of rice, from 2.25 cups to 4 cups… What's my best bet?
3) Should it be cooked covered or uncovered? It seems like this should make a big difference!
Answers to any of these questions would be a big help, as would any other helpful hints… Just FYI, I know to get proper rice, and to heat the broth before adding it, but not much else, LOL!
Nuke butter, olive oil, onion and garlic for a few minutes
Add the rice, stir to coat, and nuke for a few more minutes
Add broth (and sometimes wine) and nuke for about 17 minutes, stirring well about halfway through
Stir in Parmesan right before serving
So here are my questions:
1) A significant minority of recipes do NOT include the step of nuking the rice in the butter and seasonings… Should I do this or not? How does it affect the crucial step of getting the starch out of the rice?
2) There's a disturbingly wide range of amounts of liquid that recipes require to be added to 1 cup of rice, from 2.25 cups to 4 cups… What's my best bet?
3) Should it be cooked covered or uncovered? It seems like this should make a big difference!
Answers to any of these questions would be a big help, as would any other helpful hints… Just FYI, I know to get proper rice, and to heat the broth before adding it, but not much else, LOL!