Boxing Day Turkey Risotto

[gazza1960]

Okok. .....your all stufferated from Turkey this and that but I thought id add a tasty Risotto worth doing,as it uses up all sorts of leftover meats.



INGREDIENTS

12 oz mixed Cold Turkey,Ham,sausage meat,pigs in blankets
1 Red and White Onion chopped small
Button mushrooms
1 leek chopped fine
50g butter
2 cloves garlic minced
12oz Arborio Rice
1 Litre Chicken Stock
Jar Basil Pesto,add 1 Tbsp ....then additional tsp to taste.
50g Grated Fresh Parmesan
ground pepper & Salt



Break up the cold meats into bite sized pieces



Heat your frying pan to a medium heat and heat some oil and a thingy of butter,soften the Leeks,Onions,Mushrooms and Garlic.
After about 5 mins season the pan.



Add another thingy of butter and add the Arborio Rice,stir well coating the rice in the hot butter and flavours in the pan.



At this stage we want to start to add the Chicken stock 1 ladel at a time,keep stiring the pan so the rice doesn't stick,,,,,if you wish you can add 1/2 a pint at a time ..stir the pan well ...replace the pan lid and leave it for about 5 mins till the stock is absorbed into the rice.....repeat at least 3 times until the rice is "Al Dente" .....or cooked to your liking.



After about 20 minutes the rice should be cooked through,so at this stage we can add 1 Tbsp of Pesto and stir through.....add additional pesto to taste....now add  our cold cuts of meat to the pan and cover with another ladel of stock and blend the contents of the pan well to heat it all through
for about 3 to 5 mins....finally season to taste.



Once the pan contents are cooked through,ladel some Risotto into a bowl and add an additional tsp of pesto in the middle of the bowl if you wish,plus some Parmesan shavings,I like to add a small moat of stock around the edge and as you eat you can mix the additional stock into the Risotto to loosen it if you wish......of course some added grated Parmesan to taste.



Anyway,enjoy a warming bowl of Boxing day Risotto....itsa cracker..!!!!

Gazza

[gazza1960]