Risotto

This week in class we had to make a bunch of different rice dishes. I didn't know there were so many types of rice and you use certain kinds for certain dishes. It was very interesting. Our homework was to make Risotto. At first I thought this sounds hard and fancy and I come to find out it is an extremely easy dish to make. First you bring your broth to a boil and let it simmer, then saute the onion until translucent. Add minced garlic and the rice and stir in 1/2 cup broth. Continue adding the broth as it is absorbed by the rice and keep stirring so it doesn't stick to the pot. When the rice is done you put butter and grated parmesan cheese in and serve warm. And for a garnish you can sprinkle some chopped parsley. I thought this risotto was very good. I had never had it before but I think I might start making it more often. I got this recipe from cooks.com.

Steak

In class this week I got to make a steak. I love steaks so I thought this would be a fun class because I finally get to learn the correct way to cook them. I always have had my steaks medium well and it tasted good to me but we had to cook and try our steaks medium rare which I must say is 10 times better than medium well. There is so much more flavor and it's more tender. I will now be cooking my steaks medium rare. We also got to make many types of potatoes and creamed spinach. The creamed spinach was my favorite side to the steak. I'm not a very big fan of spinach but that was very good. We made pommes frites that we cut ourselves. We also made pommes anna aux champignons. And finally we made twice-baked potatoes with cabbage and leeks that were also very good. I learned a lot from this class and that is that i need to be more prepared with the recipes and the kitchen. And also that I can cook a steak and make it good.