Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

5 stars for the taste, but 3 for the time that it takes. Ended up taking me almost 2 hours, and while the end result was wonderful, I can't justify babysitting a pan for 2 hours for fancy rice!

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Peera

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2010

I have made a lot of risottos before. I had intended on making a different one tonight but was missing an ingredient so I was glad when I found this one because I had almost everything on hand. I used red and yellow peppers just to give it more color. One thing I noticed is that the recipe doesn't tell you to heat the broth before adding it, although every other risotto recipe I've used calls for this step. Also, Arborio rice is better but it's expensive and sometimes hard to find. I find you can get away with using any kind of white rice. I even used Basmati rice tonight because that's all I had and it turns out just as good! I served it with lemon baked salmon and it was a big hit!

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Canakat

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2008

Be careful with the zest, the risotto can easily become too bitter.

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Ilya

Reviewed: May 22, 2007

This is sooooo tasty. Loving it ;)

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megzy1511

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

This was a very good recipe. The lemon zest had been forgotten...and I think it would have been even better with that added. My only problem with this recipe is that the supposed 25 minutes of cooking turned into about an hour (maybe even longer). However, It was well worth the wait!

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chelsarah

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2006

This was my first attempt at risotto. It was also my first encounter with fennel. It is very good, but pretty rich. it's hard to eat a lot of it at once.

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PerkyStone

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Longwood, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2005

Sorry, I found this to be surprisingly bland. Lots of wonderful ingredients and I even used homemade stock.

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LOOSENUP

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2004

This was not our favorite. I think because of too much lemon taste and I didn't care for the mint. I will try it again leaning more toward our taste.

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Wilemon

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Afton, Virginia, USA

Living In: Larkspur, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2002

This recipe turned out very nicely. I was inspired to try my first risotto because the recipe looked easier than the others I've found. I've had the arborio rice for months! Flavor was good, texture wonderful. Vegetable and herb prep took substantially longer than the 30 minutes indicated. Fresh herbs make a big difference! For my taste, next time I will make these changes: less lemon juice and zest, slightly less fennel, double the parmessan cheese. All in all a very pleasant experience. Definitely recommended.

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MILT49

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2002

Great recipe! Next time, I will leave off the lemon zest & juice - it seemed to overpower the herbs. I also thought it clashed with steak, which is what I served it with. I'll make chicken or pork with it next time. Thanks for the recipe!

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