Fine Food Festival Recipe – Creamy Chicken Risotto

CREAMY CHICKEN RISOTTO

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp peanut oil from Shilla Asian Foods
  • 500g skinless chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into 2cm pieces from Nicholas & Co Butchery
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 long red chilli, seeds removed, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves*, stems removed, finely shredded
  • 1 1/2 cups (330g) arborio rice
  • 1/4 cup (75g) Thai red curry paste
  • 2 cups (500ml) chicken stock
  • 1 cup (250ml) coconut cream
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce from Shilla Asian Foods
  • 200g green beans, trimmed, chopped
  • Coriander sprigs, to serve
  • Fried Asian shallots, to serve
  • Lime halves (optional), to serve

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole over medium-high heat. In batches, add the chicken and cook, turning, for 2-3 minutes until browned. Remove the chicken from

the casserole and set aside. Reduce heat to medium and add the onion, chilli, garlic and half the kaffir lime leaves. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2-3 minutes until the onion is soft. Add the rice and

curry paste and cook, stirring to coat the rice, for a further 1 minute.

  1. Return the chicken to the casserole with the stock and 1/2 cup (125ml) water. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 25 minutes or until most of the liquid has been

absorbed. Remove from the oven and stir in the coconut cream, fish sauce and beans, then cover and stand for 10 minutes.

  1. Top risotto with coriander, fried Asian shallots and remaining kaffir lime leaves and serve with lime halves.

All ingredients from Nicholas & Co Butchery, Shilla Asian Foods and COLES Supermarket.