Risotto for 2 or 3?

[Vermin8]

Most risotto recipes are for 6-8. If I want to make less servings at a time anything I should consider past halving (or thirding) all the ingredients?
EG, use a smaller pan but if you half the recipe, you should half the surface area of the pan (don't half the diameter - I did the math on this and if you use a 10" pan for a full recipe, if you half it, 7" pan will have half the surface area so use something close to that).
Anything else I should consider?

 

[PanchoHambre]

You can make less risotto but risotto is one of those things where its just as easy to make alot as a little... consider making the whole recipe and saving the leftovers for Arancini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

dont really have a recipe for you just sort of make em by feel but if you google you will find plenty

 

[Andy M.]

Most risotto recipes are for 6-8. If I want to make less servings at a time anything I should consider past halving (or thirding) all the ingredients?
EG, use a smaller pan but if you half the recipe, you should half the surface area of the pan (don't half the diameter - I did the math on this and if you use a 10" pan for a full recipe, if you half it, 7" pan will have half the surface area so use something close to that).
Anything else I should consider?

Your thoughts sound right on. No reason you can't make less using a smaller pan. I have also found leftover risotto is passable reheated the next day.

 

[Vermin8]

Thanks to both of you.

 

[vyapti]

I don't like reheated risotto. But you can wad a piece of mozzy in some of yesterday's rosotto, form it into a patty and pan fry it. Your arteries won't thank you, but your taste buds will =)

 

[Vermin8]

Stupid question - what's a mozzy?

 

[vyapti]

Mozzarella

 

[ChefJune]

Mozzarella

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