Christmas rissotto with turkey


Turkey is a christmas meat  like lamb is for easter .This rice is made using a rich chicken broth and we add mushrooms ,turkey and blueberries for rissotto .
Unlike other rissottos we do not use cheese for this rissotto . If you can not find turkey use chicken .But the festivity will refuced .
And also you can use  raisins instead of blueberries  .If you have a mushroom allergy use zucchini ,eggplants , chickpeas or russet potatoes   instead of mushrooms .

For the broth
3 liters of water
1 pound chicken bones
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
3 long onion stalks, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
1 white onion, chopped
4 fresh rosemary sprigs 
1 and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste
For the risotto:
1 cup of brown rice
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 white onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
250g mushrooms, cut into four
250g smoked turkey breast or chicken breast , diced
1/3 cup dehydrated blueberries,substitute with raisins 
Salt and pepper to taste
Required amount of oil

***.If you have a mushroom allergy use zucchini ,eggplants , chickpeas or russet potatoes   instead of mushrooms .
***If you can not find turkey use chicken .But the festivity will refuced .
And also you can use  raisins instead of blueberries.

Prepare a pot and fill it with water, bring all the ingredients of the broth and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour. Strain the vegetables and keep only the broth, leave on low heat so that it does not cool.
For the risotto, cut the vegetables and turkey according to the instruction.
Put two tablespoons of oil in a pan, add both onions and garlic.  Fry for 5 minutes. Then add the rice and sauté for 5 more minutes until the grains are slightly transparent. Add a cup of the vegetable and spice broth.
Let the broth you added reduce and add one more cup, repeat this process until the rice is fully cooked, about 1 hour.
As you go through this process, bring the sliced ​​mushrooms to a pan with a tablespoon of oil and sauté over high heat for 8 minutes. Sprinkle with salt. Reservation.
When the rice is ready, it should have a broth texture, integrate with the mushrooms, the turkey and the blueberries. Serve immediately decorating with rosemary branches.

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