Sunday 25 September 2022

Risotto with Peas

 What you need

  • 1 cup of arborio rice (or 150g)
  • 300g fresh peas
  • 200ml fresh chicken stock or 1 cube of chicken stock
  • 1 onion, 1 garlic clove 
  • Salt, pepper
  • 1 medium block of feta cheese, ca 150g
  • Water
  • Oil
  • 150ml or a cup of wine. I also took gin once, which worked nicely.
  • Pumpkin seeds for decorating

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • Chopping block
  • Blender
  • Jar/bowl for blending

How you do it

  • Peel the onion and garlic and cut them 
  • Cut the feta cheese into little cubes
  • In a jar, take 1/3 of the peas and a bit of water and purée it with a kitchen blender. Set aside
  • Put 3 table spoons of oil in a medium to large sized sauce pan and heat up.
  • When the oil is hot add the onions first. Fry them until they are just about to turn brown, then add the garlic for 1 min
  • Add the rice and stir for a few minutes, ca 3-4min. 
  • Add the wine (or alcohol) and let it evaporate
  • Add the chicken stock, or hot water with chicken cube
  • Cooking the risotto rice should take ca 20min. During that time, stir frequently and add a little hot water to it each time the liquid in the sauce pan has almost evaporated
  • In the last 5min add the chopped feta cheese
  • Continue stirring
  • After 20min add the rest of the peas and cook for another 3-4 min, continue stirring
  • Serve on a plate and you might want to sprinkle some pumpkin seeds over it (or almond slices).

Saturday 24 September 2022

Kohlrabi Slaw

 What you need

  • 1 kohlrabi
  • 2 carrots 
  • 1 leek, 1 onion
  • Small pot of double cream and of sour cream/crème fraiche
  • 2 teaspoons of mustard
  • Salt, pepper

Equipment

  • Grater
  • Bowl
  • Small bowl

How you do it

  • Peel the kohlrabi and cut in quarters
  • Peel onion and cut it either into rings or into small pieces
  • Peel leek and cut into rings
  • Peel the carrot
  • Use the grater to grate the kohlrabi into the bowl, then the carrots
  • Add the sliced/onions and leek
  • In a small bowl pour in the double and sour cream. Add the mustard, salt and pepper. 
  • Stir well and add to the bowl with the vegetables
  • Mix well, cover the bowl and put it in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving

Instead of sour cream, yoghurt might also work. Some recipes recommend mayonnaise,  but I always find it too heavy and fat.