Spathies Risotto

[spathiphyllum]

I do a decent risotto. i usually do chorizo, chicken, borccoli and leeks (as well as onions garlic and veg stock) however i find the chicken is boring so i've cut that out.

I want to add some more veg, maybe a cut up red pepper. apart from peas and sweetcorn, anyone any vegetable suggestions?

[dannyk13]

Mushrooms

[spathiphyllum]

Mushroom is a good idea, that's what they do in Spain paella style, chicken "Spanish sausage" and mushroom, however i'm not a fan of them myself.

[dannyk13]

Peas

[MargoTester]

I do a nice butternut squash, leek and bacon risotto which is very tasty

[retrocop]

celery,broad beans.asparagus

[retrocop]

courgette

[spathiphyllum]

celery and asparagus are good ideas. I will do asparagus for sure. I'll cut it up very small though. Celery would be nice if it went very soft, maybe if i 'cooked' it with the rice (15 min in a boiling pan will do)

[Alonelywriter]

thanks for posting

[spathiphyllum]

It's fine i suggest you try it. I do the chorizo first, get the pan nice n oily with flavour, add the onions and garlic and leek, let it all get nice n soft then add a tea spoon of butter, mix it all about then add some Arborio rice to the pan, get the rice covered in oil and leave to warm for a min, then add a litre of veg stock along with cut up peppers, cut up broccoli and any other vegetables you wish to add, i'll be adding celery and asparagus. Cover for 5 min, then leave uncovered until all liquid is absorbed or evaporated. Get half a teaspoon of butter, stir it through the risotto then cover for 5 min to allow flavour to mix. Serve and enjoy.

[spathiphyllum]

Might pop an olive or two in.. MMMM yum

[spathiphyllum]

I luv risotto. One to try that's similar OZZY is chicken basque by delia.

Bit more like a Jambalaya - which is also one to try!


https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/spanish/chicken-basque

[spathiphyllum]

Yeah i feel ya :/ :( I don't have a dish washer either

[spathiphyllum]

I like risotto because it's one chopping board and one pan :D I try to wash up as i go along also.

[dannyk13]

Spath. One pan? Surely you need a frying pan for the risotto and a pan for the stock?

[spathiphyllum]

No, i use a wok style pan. I use two knor stock pots with 1 litre of water or two portions of 500ml.

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/knorr-vegetable-4-pack-stock-pot/857789-230083-230084?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqbGew9Lo4QIVgrHtCh0rGgFnEAQYAyABEgJy8PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[spathiphyllum]

the stock goes into the risotto rice so it can cook

[spathiphyllum]

you could just use water but i think that would be quite vile compared to a nice veg stock pot