Lobster Risotto In A $3,000 Parmesan Cheese Wheel

The title says it all. I shipped an entire parmesan cheese wheel from Italy (again) but instead of handmade pasta, we cooked lobster risotto. Risotto is a dish that many believe to be extraordinarily difficult. But I see it instead as a time-consuming yet highly rewarding process. In reality, all you need for a good risotto is a few great ingredients and about 30 focused minutes.
Ingredient List:
8 cups chicken or vegetable stock
8 tbsp olive oil
1.5 cups chopped yellow/white onion
1/2 cup chopped shallots
1/2 cup chopped scallions (green onions)
1 tsp salt
1 lb lobster meat + shells for stock
2 cups short-grain italian rice (arborio or carnaroli)
1 cup white wine
4 tbsp butter
1 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan
black pepper
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I'm Italian and there are some tips I wanna give you: -Less onions, -use a different type of rice, I suggest you "rice carnaroli", -use a good wine and always after the rice and before the broth, -make a little bit more creamy risotto, this u made is too dry, it should make like a wave. -Do not combine fish with cheese but if you want at the end u can use a little bit of parsley. But generally u made a very good risotto. Edit: thanks for the suggestions in the comments ...

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Not a chef or Italian, but I've had risotto a million times and thought the same. The end product shouldn't hold it's shape like the ball they scooped out into the cheese wheel. They either added too much cheese/overcooked it/ or let it stand too long before serving. Liiiiittle disappointing to see such a luxurious ingredient not used perfectly.

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I’m not gonna lie nick, I make everything you do to a tee. I even bought my own Parmesan wheel to make this. I must say; So! Damn! Good! You’ve done good my man!

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That risotto looked amazing and delicious.

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The difference between real parmigiano and some other stuff is crazy. Im from Germany and i got about a 5hr drive to Modena but for everybody this cheese is so frigin worth it. Some nice Modena Balsamic and Parmigiano Regiano is one of the most delicious things in existence 😆

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A family friend was performing a concert on the piano a couple years back, and after the performance the buffet on the main hall had a relatively small half wheel of parmegiano regiano in the middle... i must have ate at least a bit under half a kilo... don't think there will ever be a time where i will be full on parmesan ever again... its amazing XD

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Pretty sure eating that "rissoto" was a GOLD EXPERIENCE

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"all those minerals and crystals in there which are really nice in the mark of a good parmesan cheese are in there"

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Coincidentally, I recently did nearly the exact same thing with some shrimp and it came out amazing. I could imagine using lobster would be 10x better.

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Grandma's meals always be the best!!!

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The crunch in the lobster was sad but satisfiying

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Best cooking collaboration

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Elisabeth. No crying today. I wish I could send you some warm risotto.

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