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Chicken Risotto

 

Serves : 4

 

Ingredients:

 

1 x 1.5kg / 3lb Chicken, cooked, giblets reserved

cup / 50g / 5oz Chopped Veal

1 Carrot, chopped

1 Onion, chopped

1 Stick Celery, chopped

Salt

˝ cup / 100g / 4oz Butter

Pepper

1 cup / 250g / 8fl oz Dry White Wine

3 Medium Tomatoes, chopped

cups / 290g / 10˝oz Rice

4 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese

 

Instructions:

 

  1. Skin & bone the chicken; dice the flesh and set aside.

 

  1. Put the veal, chicken bones and giblets into a pan with half the carrot, onion and celery. Cover with water, add a pinch of salt and cook over a medium heat for about 30 minutes. Strain this stock, set aside and keep hot.

 

  1. In a second pan, lightly brown the remaining chopped vegetables in half the butter.

 

  1. Add the diced chicken, season with salt & pepper and continue cooking, covered, for a few minutes.

 

  1. Pour in the wine, reduce by half, add the tomatoes and cook until soft.

 

  1. Pour in the rice and add a ladleful of the stock. Continue adding the stock at intervals as the rice dries out.

 

  1. When it is cooked, remove from the heat, stir in the remaining butter and half the parmesan. Allow to stand for a minute and then serve with the remaining parmesan cheese.

 

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