Saturday, October 13, 2007

Oooooh Risotto

2 cups arborio (risotto or short grain) rice
6 cups chicken broth
2 hot chorizo sausages
1 medium sized onion
2 cloves garlic
small bag fresh spinach
8 button mushrooms
1/2 red pepper
salt
white pepper
tsp thyme
tsp rosemary
zest & juice 1 lemon
2 tbs olive oil
tbs butter
1 cup parmesan cheese

sauté diced sausages with peppers in 1 tbs olive oil. set aside. on medium heat, cook garlic and onion till translucent, about 2 minutes. add rice and stir till rice turns slightly translucent, about 3 minutes. turn heat up to medium hot, continue to stir and add chicken broth slowly, 1 cup at a time. continue adding broth and stirring mixture. add sausage pepper mixture and season with salt, pepper, thyme and rosemary to taste. lastly add spinach, zest and juice of lemon, butter and top with parmesan cheese. serve immediately.