Tuesday 2 August 2011

Becky's chicken, chorizo and rosemary risotto

Last night I went for dinner at George and Becky's and now feel compelled to write about the delicious risotto Becky rustled up!   It was chicken, chorizo and rosemary, sprinkled with Parmesan and topped with roasted mini balsamic tomatoes and courgettes.   Adapted from Jamie Oliver's recipe, it proved to be hearty, filling and an amazing combination of flavours that I will certainly be attempting to re-create at home.   Chorizo is a wonderful ingredient to cook with because it has a smokey, chilli flavour that envelopes the other ingredients it is cooked with.   As it has a highish fat content you can fry it first and then use the beautiful, orange oil to fry the rest of the ingredients in, as demonstrated in this recipe.   For those who are interested, pudding was a peach and raspberry cheesecake with fresh raspberries on the side. 


Photo taken from t'internet - unfortunately I did not manage to take photos of the real thing - but this shows the ingredients nicely.