Artichoke and Shrimp Risotto

Ciao! Have you been to Italy? �No, but it's my goal to go there! Soon!� Soon? Why not now? We don't have to go to Italy to experience and feel the 'Italian' ambiance. This Artichoke and Shrimp Risotto has everything Italy can give you. Oh well, what more can we ask for, huh? Don't wait sooner or later for your Italian goal. Have this meraviglioso Artichoke and Shrimp Risotto on your table and feel like you're inside an Italian restaurant! Oops! Before we go there, why don't we start with a RisottoFULL of info? Let's begin, shall we?

Risotto is a �north Italian rice dish cooked in a broth to a creamy consistency.� Risotto is considered as one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy. According to Wikipedia, the broth can be derived from meat, fish, or vegetable. There are also types of Risotto, which contain butter, wine, and onion. They are usually served on its own before the main course; however, it can also be served with Ossobuco, a Milanese specialty. �What kind of rice should I use in making Risotto?� The usual rice that is used in Risotto is the high-starch (amylopectin), low-amylose round medium- or short- grain white rice. This kind of rice is used because it has the ability to �absorb liquids and to release starch and so they are stickier than the long grain varieties.� Other rice varieties like Arborio, Baldo, Carnaroli, Maratelli, Padano, Roma, and Vialone Nano can also be used. There are many ways in preparing Risotto. It has many different recipes with variety of ingredients, �but they are all based on rice of an appropriate variety cooked in a standard procedure.�

Let's not keep you waiting! Achieve your Italian goal! Now it is time for you to enjoy. The link to the recipe is found on the "Simply Recipes" website below.