Milanese Risotto with Bacon, Leeks and Tomatoes and Eggs

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

an excellent dish. We love risotto so were anxious to try this one. We used our own home grown grape tomatoes instead of cherry tomatoes. Loved the leeks--nice change from onions. We will make again when we have company. Looks and tastes great!

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

My husband & I fell in love with this recipe. I did change a few things I didn't use the saffron and I used onions and bacon instead because I don't like pancetta and didn't have leeks. I also always let the risotto cook longer about 22 minutes is good for us. Have cooked this a few times and always a hit. Thanks for the great ideas

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

I had my picky sister helping me cook this, she was stirring the risotto while I cooked some chicken to go along side this, and she was sticking her nose up the whole time.... until she took a bite! She was amazed at how good it tasted because she was saying how gross it looked (risotto is not the prettiest food. I made this for dinner, so I excluded the eggs (it just seemed to brunch-y, and used regular long grain rice (my store was out of arborio and it still turned out great! I've heard a lot of people say that the arborio rice is necessary for risotto, but it's really not, regular rice works just as well! Save the cash and use the rice you have on hand! Overall a great recipe, my sister asked me to make it again!

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

This risotto was okay. My husband liked it, and I had seconds, but I have better risotto recipes on hand. It was different with the bacon and eggs. I will make this again, but I think I will tweak it a bit by adding a bit more wine, and maybe spinach and a shot of red pepper?

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

This recipe was a home run, but I modified it. First I used equal parts wine, equal parts chicken broth. I used bacon instead of pancetta and added onion and leeks. And I left the eggs, saffron, and tomatoes out. 18 minutes was really too al dente for my taste, so I added about 2 more minutes and had to add more liquid than the recipe called for. But all in all, was a huge success. Who doesn't like bacon!

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

I didn't care for this risotto at all. I had a funky tangy taste - not sure if it was the wine or what. I followed the directions exactly, with the exception of adding the egg, maybe it would have helped. Maybe I don't care for Pancetta after all - maybe I would have like bacon better. Regardless, not a keeper for me at all.

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

Anther great dish by Rachael Ray. Very tasty and full of flavor.

I followed the directions exactly. Toward the end of ladling the broth in the risotto, the risotto was still a bit hard. So, I added about a cup more of water so it would cook a little more. Then it was perfect.

I feel the Risotto had a bit much of chicken broth flavoring. It almost tasted like a cream of chicken soup (which I love. But, next time I think I want to try it with 2 cups of chicken and replace the other two cups with water. To soften the taste up.
It was easy to cook and not a big mess of pots and pans.

My Husband and I loved the dish and I would make it again. Thanks for anther great meal.