Baking

I saw somebody cook polenta this way once. I got to thinking one of the reasons I don't like cooking risotto is I like to serve it as a starter. Twenty minutes of stirring pretty much commits you to that dish and I would rather be having a glass of wine with my guests while attending the entree. In steps the nonstick skillet. Although I don't like them they do have their place. I also have a baking stone that never leaves the oven and I set the pan on the stone. So you may need to add a minute or two to the cooking time if you don't have a stone. I actually think I like this method best of all I have tried, the risotto is creamy and juicy and ready to soak up the cream and cheese. Ideal risotto to me has a thickened sauce that just creeps from the edge of the rice and rice that will just start flatten out on the plate not just stay in a mound. I blanched a couple of stalks of asparagus for the garnish and pulled aside some whole cooked morels for the same purpose.

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