Hearty chicken risotto
Nov 27, 2013 1:00pm- 1 hr 40 mins preparation
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
Hearty chicken risotto
- 1 kilogram whole chicken
- 2 medium (300g) onions, quartered
- 2 stalks (300g) celery chopped coarsely
- 2 medium (300g) carrots, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 50 gram butter, chopped
- 1 medium (150g) onion, extra, chopped finely
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 cup (400g) arborio rice
- 1 cup (80g) finely grated parmesan cheese
- 4 green onions (green shallots), sliced thinly
- rind of 1 lemon
Method
Hearty chicken risotto
- 1Cut the chicken in half (or ask your butcher to do this for you), rinse under cold water and remove the fat. Combine the chicken, onions, celery, carrots, bay leaves, peppercorns and 3 litres of water in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil; reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan.
- 2Strain stock into a medium saucepan (you will need 1.5 litres of stock). Keep stock hot over a low heat while preparing the risotto.
- 3When cool enough to handle, remove the chicken flesh from the bones; discard bones. Cover the chicken with foil to keep warm.
- 4Heat the butter in the same large saucepan, cook the extra onion over a medium heat until soft. Add the garlic; cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add rice and stir to coat in the onion mixture.
- 5Add 1 cup of simmering stock; cook, stirring, over medium heat, until stock is absorbed. Continue adding stock mixture in 1 cup batches, stirring until absorbed between additions. The total cooking time should be about 25 minutes or until the rice is almost tender.
- 6Stir through the parmesan and the shredded chicken. Cover, stand, for 5 minutes. Serve risotto sprinkled with green onions, grated lemon and extra parmesan cheese, if desired.