Orange Dust
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Dinner from last night. Chicken fried duck breast with raspberry gravy, oven roasted asparagus, long grain rice risotto, and black eyed peas. Wife had Freakshow Cab with it and I had sweet tea. Great meal. Posted because I went to a cooking class the other day and learned among other things how to make fantastic risotto out of plain rice. Did not know you could do that. I always thought you had to use special risotto rice or a kit. Actually plain rice is better, but takes an hour to cook. Never too old to learn something new. Here's how you make it:
Chop a yellow onion and put it in a big pan with 1/4 stick of butter and a wooden spoonful of chopped garlic. Cook on medium until onion is clear. Turn up the fire and add 1 cup of rice. Cook until you start to see hints of brown on the rice. Add a half a cup of white wine. When absorbed add a cup of chicken broth and stir and stir often. When all is absorbed add another and another until you have added 6 cups of broth. that's right 6 cups to one cup of plain rice. Then add a splash of heavy cream and whatever toppings you like. Turn off the fire and let it set maybe 5 minutes while you are getting everything else together. This makes the best Risotto I have ever had. I was astounded that you could get 1 cup of rice to absorb that much liquid and that one cup would make so much rice. Play with the toppings and make it your own. This stuff is a must with and wild game, especially if you are having company.
Chop a yellow onion and put it in a big pan with 1/4 stick of butter and a wooden spoonful of chopped garlic. Cook on medium until onion is clear. Turn up the fire and add 1 cup of rice. Cook until you start to see hints of brown on the rice. Add a half a cup of white wine. When absorbed add a cup of chicken broth and stir and stir often. When all is absorbed add another and another until you have added 6 cups of broth. that's right 6 cups to one cup of plain rice. Then add a splash of heavy cream and whatever toppings you like. Turn off the fire and let it set maybe 5 minutes while you are getting everything else together. This makes the best Risotto I have ever had. I was astounded that you could get 1 cup of rice to absorb that much liquid and that one cup would make so much rice. Play with the toppings and make it your own. This stuff is a must with and wild game, especially if you are having company.
