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Michael La Corte

Making risotto isn't really that hard

Abbondanza — Italian for "abundance" — is a bi-monthly column from writer Michael La Corte in which the author shares his tips for making traditional Italian-American recipes even better.

In recent years, an odd narrative has taken hold, perhaps bolstered by cooking competition shows, which has remained in the general cooking discourse for some time now. But I'm here to stop it. Hunker down, because here it comes: Risotto is not that hard. 

Might I even propose that the classic northern Italian rice dish is actually generally straight-forward — and even a great weeknight meal option? 

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