Comments on Mat Follas - The Wild Garlic blog: Spelt Risotto with confit wild rabbit

I think spelt in a risotto is a great idea and giv...

2010-04-08T14:34:22.230+01:00

I think spelt in a risotto is a great idea and gives it a great texture. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

I had a great dish in of glazes beef cheeks iwht s...

2010-03-04T23:06:31.242Z

I had a great dish in of glazes beef cheeks iwht salsify , trio of onions (pickled, caramelised and fried), cress and pearl spelt in Copenhagen last month. I was really bowled over with the toothsome texture of the spelt.

Looks very good. I spent last winter working on a...

2010-01-29T18:01:03.490Z

Looks very good. I spent last winter working on a motor yacht in Italy and made a fair few rabbit stews throwing a few handfuls of spelt in towards the end. It adds a great nuttiness and soaks up all the delicious rabbit juices!

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Mat, Is there summat else in the risotto? Not sure...

2010-01-29T16:21:18.576Z

Mat, Is there summat else in the risotto? Not sure about the presentation of the Rabbit - but hey, its how it tastes! ;-)

I love the idea of this, although as a veggie I...

2010-01-29T15:58:11.943Z

I love the idea of this, although as a veggie I'd have to skip the rabbit (sorry!) Not tried risotto with spelt before.

Also, I use "Not Just A Pasta Cheese" (used to be called Twineham Grange) in place of Parmesan - it's really good. But I will look out for Old Winchester to try.