Sorry it's taken me a little time to put my results up. It's been a crazy week, and after the epic adventure that was my sun-dried tomato risotto, I needed some rest. Just kidding. But no, really, it was an exhausting process. I want to say that I might have shot a little high for my first attempt, but I guess now there's really nowhere to go but up.
I wouldn't exactly call the risotto a success, but I also would not stoop to say it was a failure, either. After almost forty-five minutes of standing over the stove murmuring creative swear words and occasionally stirring the rice, my friend and I grew frustrated and declared that we didn't think the rice was ever going to cook all the way so everyone was just going to have to be content with hardish rice. Well, let me just say that no one was exactly pleased with this decision. I sulked for a little bit, feeling like I should have produced something perfect and amazing, especially after the buildup of promising to make dinner for everyone. Finally, we put everything together on the table, and I have to say, even though the rice was hard, everything looked absolutely delicious.
Despite the hardness, everything tasted great. There was a nice mix of flavor in the risotto, with no one flavor absolutely overpowering the other. Things I would recommend for myself for next time would be to buy the right kind of rice, although my friend tried the recipe with the correct rice and didn't enjoy it at all, but she also thinks that she didn't get strong enough vegetable broth. So as for now, I will consider this a success, and until next time, I will think of ways to get better.
Bon appetite! :)
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