The Risotto is On

Season eight of LIDIA'S KITCHEN: REFLECTING AND RECONNECTING features stories that shaped Lidia Bastianich as a person and as a chef. Throughout the 26-part series, Lidia shares anecdotes and recipes from her childhood, when times were sometimes challenging, but happy and fulfilling.

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The Risotto is On

Season 11 Episode 1125 | 26m 46s | CC

Today, Lidia gets creative, making a vibrant yellow saffron Seafood & Leek Risotto. Then, Lidia imparts an important lesson of how to Replenish your Stock using food scraps from her freezer. To finish this risotto fest, she shows us that we don’t always have to use arborio rice, like in her heart Barley Risotto with Cabbage and Sausage. Tune into Lidia’s Kitchen and master risotto the Lidia way!

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