Saturday 11 May 2013

Recipe: risotto with chicken and peppers

Today's recipe is my utlimate comfort food:  not only it in devouring it, but also in making it.  The constant, brainless activity of stirring the rice is just so relaxing for me, it's perfect for a evening, when I cannot even think straight anymore.  It's good to know that there are recipes for just such occasions... 
As with most things, it is essential that you have everything ready before you start.  You can thus enjoy the whole process ...






Risotto with chicken and peppers

60g risotto rice
200g warm stock (veg/chicken)
pinch rosemary
pinch smoked paprika
pinch kurkuma
salt
1tsp butter/oil
100g cooked chicken, thinly sliced
2-3 roasted peppers, thinly sliced (mine were from a jar)
1 tbsp mascarpone
2 tbsp shredded emmenthal


Warm butter/oil in a saucepan, in medium heat.  This is crucial, because you won't get risotto any other way.  Add condiments and stir.  Add rice, stir again. (as I said, a lot of stirring involved...).  Add about a ladleful of the warm liquid. Continue stirring until the rice has absorbed almost all of it.  Add chopped chicken and peppers.  Continue by adding ladlefuls of the stock, and stirring until the liquid is absorbed before you add the next ladleful.  This will take about 20 minutes, but the end result will be quite worth it!  Once the last ladleful is almost absorbed, turn off the heat.  Add the mascarpone and stir one last time.  You can serve it as is - but if  you're like me, you will need a bit of shredded cheese to finish up a lovely dish...


14 comments:

  1. I totally agree that risotto is the ultimate comfort food. I love it! Although the stirring is not difficult and can even be soothing, as you say, I usually make mine hands free by using the pressure cooker.

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    1. All is fair in cooking! Glad you enjoy it!

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  2. Mmmm, this looks yummy. Kurkuma is new to me . . .

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    1. For colour and a bit of smokiness!

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  3. My husband and sons would adore this recipe!

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  4. Risotto is a perfect comfort food... both eating and cooking. This looks wonderful!

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  5. had to google Kurkuma. Tumeric! that I know!!

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    1. Good to have the translation - thanks!

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  6. Red peppers sound like a very good addition to risotto. I actually saw an oven version of risotto on a TV show this week. Not the same meditative qualities of stirring, but it did look like a simple way to prepare the dish.

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    1. As long as you get to enjoy the final result, go for it!

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  7. This sounded so good that I took the time to look up the unfamiliar ingredients and found that kurkuma is what we call turmeric, and emmenthal is a Swiss cheese. That bit of marscapone would make the dish so creamy. Great recipe. Must try.

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    1. thanks for pointing this out for me -- I want to be understood by everyone! and yes, this is a super-delicious recipe - thanks Fay!

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