Cheesy Risotto

Hello again! It's been a while... Looks like I haven't updated since April... A lot has happened from then and now.

I guess the most important thing is that I moved back to Vegas. I will probably write another entry explaining a bit more than that. But let's move on...

Today's food I prepared happens to be Risotto!

I can't really remember how to prepare risotto... and honestly I wish I just asked my grandmother for her recipe. I distinctly remember it tasting better...

I got this recipe from Joy of Cooking.

I first minced a small onion.

Then, I had to melt some butter. Thank you, microwave!

I had to use clarified butter... I wasn't sure how to go about "clarifying" it so I let it separate and spooned out the white parts.

I sauteed the onions until they were golden, then added the violone nano rice.

I then added hot chicken stock slowly and surely. About 9 cups of it. You can't forget the continuous stirring!

Mark took this picture of the cats chilling in the kitchen.

Here the risotto was starting to thicken nicely.

Cheese!

Add that cheese! Stir that risotto!

And that was it! Serve immediately! It was cheesy and delicious. I'm not sure how authentic it was though.

That's all for now people!