Spicy Chicken And Zucchini Risotto Recipes

LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN AND ZUCCHINI RISOTTO

Steps:

• Coat chicken with 2 tsp lemon pepper, salt, coriander.
• Coat zucchini lightly with oil and 1 tsp lemon pepper.
• Heat large pan on medium heat.
• Add 1/2 tbsp butter and 1/2 tbsp oil to pan and sauté zucchini 5-8 minutes then remove.
• Add 1/2 tbsp butter and 1/2 tbsp oil and cook onion 3-5 minutes.
• Add chicken and brown on both sides, then remove.
• Add remaining oil and rice, cook until clear with a small dot of white in the kernels.
• Deglaze pan with wine.
• Slowly add stock to rice 1/2 cup at a time cooking down before adding more. Cook rice until al dente.
• Add remaining butter and parmesan to rice to finish.

SPICY CHICKEN AND ZUCCHINI RISOTTO

Steps:

• Prepare chicken by dicing into approximately 1 inch cubes and slice zucchini into small cubes, roughly the same length as a grain of rice. Rusticness is the key here though so don't worry about the odd lump here and there.
• Make up chicken stock with 1 pint boiling water.
• Start by preparing the glaze for the chicken; mix together a pinch of salt, dash of ground pepper, the spices, 1 crushed garlic clove, honey, crushed ginger root and 1 tbsp olive oil and a twist of lime. Put to one side.
• For the risotto, melt the butter in a large heavy pan over a medium to high flame. Add remaining crushed garlic clove and add rice. Coat the rice in the butter for approximately a minute and a half. keep stirring to prevent sticking.
• Add a splash of white wine and stir for a further 15 or so seconds.
• Add half the chicken stock and leave to simmer on a medium flame for 3 minutes. Just before adding remaining chicken stock, add diced zucchini. Leave covered for 5 minutes, then keep checking to see the moistness of the rice for a further few minutes, it should be sticky and creamy, if it gets dry, add a little water. The rice should not be totally soft when served, but "al dente.".
• In a separate frying pan, add a little olive oil and leave to heat. Add chicken and bay leaf and cook for 30 seconds. Add glaze prepared earlier and fry until cooked all the way through.
• Take off heat, stir chicken through and serve! Wonderful with a large glass of white wine.

SPICY LEMON CHICKEN RISOTTO

Steps:

• Combine the cumin, coriander, chilli, garlic, fresh coriander leaves and oil.
• Add the chicken and marinate for as long as possible.
• Grill until chicken is cooked through.
• Keep warm.
• If you prefer you can cut the chicken into small pieces before you marinate it.
• To make the risotto bring the chicken stock to a simmer.
• Keep hot on a low gas.
• Saute onion and garlic in olive oil.
• Add rice and stir until mixture is coated in oil.
• Add more oil if necessary.
• Add wine and stir until absorbed.
• Add half of the lemon juice and stir until absorbed.
• Add chicken stock, one ladle at a time and stir until all liquid is absorbed.
• If rice is still too chewy add some diluted stock, one ladle at a time, until rice is tender.
• Place spinach leaves in a colander and blanch with boiling water.
• Drain and transfer to a bowl.
• Stir through remaining lemon juice and finely chopped lemon rind.
• Stir spinach mix through risotto.
• Season to taste with sea salt and cracked black pepper.
• Slice cooked chicken into small strips and stir through risotto.
• Serve topped with more cracked black pepper, lemon rind, fresh coriander leaves and parmesan cheese.

CREAMY SPICY CHICKEN RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a large wok with lid (if you don't have one with a lid use a frying pan for the lid or even just use a large pot) add 2 tablespoons of Oil and fry chicken till slightly undercooked. While frying, add a teaspoon of cayenne pepper scattered on the chicken and the juice of half a lemon. Salt and Pepper to taste.
• Remove Chicken, and add the rest of oil to the same wok. Sautee onions and garlic until soft.
• Add rice and stir till rice is lightly browned.
• Add the chicken broth and stir once in a while and bring to a boil.
• Add the Basil, rest of Cayenne Pepper and mushrooms. Stir in for 5 minutes.
• Put chicken drumsticks on top, stir if you have to, (i.e. if you used cubed boneless chicken breast instead) and cover and let simmer until rice is soft and chicken is cooked through.
• Add the rest of the lemon juice and parmesan to your liking and serve hot.