BBC Good Food

18 November 2009

Tested

"Made this for a big family gathering, tripling the amounts, bumping up the spices a little (we like a nice kick!) and also preparing a separate veggie version with Quorn mince. Result? Empty plates, loads of compliments (from veggies and meat eaters), requests for portions to take home and enough left over (just!) for the next day. A great tasty meal, agree tastes even better the next day. Brilliant!"

12 November 2009

Tested

"Well....mixed reviews on this one. My other half loved the taste and consistency............. but he didn't have to stand there for more than the suggested 25 mins to get anything near a proper risotto creamy consistency. I agree the prawns and peas work well together - pepped it up with some crispy pancette, but still the whole thing took a lot longer to prepare than the guidance gives, and truth be told I was quite overwhelmed at the end result............. Am fishing out the prawns, peas and pancetta to scoff as we speak! Needs "something" - not sure what............ tomatoes? chilli? Something to spark it up!"

03 October 2009

Tested

"Delicious - used wholegrain mustard instead of the dijon, with an extra couple of squeezes of lemon juice - tangy, flavoursome, sweet, savoury - great! Served with homemade pork burgers and roasted cherry tomatoes - and got a lot of praise...............;)"

06 July 2009

Member

"Absolutely delicious! Made a few changes, purely based on what I already had in my cupboards - port instead of red wine (I had a bottle open); cherry tomatoes instead of the sun dried variety; a tin of chopped tomatoes with herbs instead of the passata; and half a can of sweetcorn instead of my pet hate, mushrooms. Ended up being quite "liquidy" but nothing a bit of vigorous simmering couldn't sort out. Served with wilted pea shoots and it went down a treat. Other half already planning to make again and serve with spaghetti for a glamorous twist on bolognaise!"

20 January 2009

Tested

"Tried this for the first time on Sunday......wow! Superb and so easy. Made the sauce as well - and my fellow diners and I were seriously licking the plates clean! Will definitely cook again, and cook the shallots as an accompaniment to other dishes."