20. Butternut Squash And Sage(ish) Risotto

As if to back up the 'BBC Good Food is amazing' claim, i've gone for another recipe from there; butternut squash and sage risotto. I spent ages contemplating what kind of risotto to cook but in the end just went for the good ol' butternut squash...probably the risotto flavour i've had the most and it's always been consistently yummy, something that i found quite reassuring considering it was my first attempt at a risotto!

Overall the recipe was quite straight forward, especially with having an extra pair of hands in the kitchen, and didn't get too complicated or fussy. I didn't have much chance to read through the comments to pick up any useful tips but i did find that i only used 1 litre of stock...although, having said that i did guesstimate when it came to the amount of arborio rice, so i might have just had less of that! In terms of the sage(ish) aspect, while getting the ingredients somewhat last minute i couldn't find any fresh sage so instead opted to add a bit of dried to the oil which the butternut roasted in. Then, to give a bit of a bite and depth to the finished dish, served with some crispy bacon on top in place of the crispy sage leaves. I found it worked quite well with the bacon serving as another texture and flavour while the sage still came through, balancing out the finished dish nicely.

The general reception was thumbs up all round, so definitely a keeper in the recipe folder!