yes. it's risotto with mushroom again. i love mushroom risotto and i will never cease to love it's creamy texture and it's umami flavor. deal with it.
also...this post is so late like what even. i made this like two months ago. um what. what have i been doing with my life. i started this post during freaking july. i've been back in school for like, four, five weeks now. what is wrong with me. apologies for the latenesssssssssssssssssssss D:
so this is going to be a pretty short post, as i actually have a very long list of recipes to catch up on, and i've written about three risotto posts by now, so bear with me as i attempt to haul out all my pending posts and get them all published before september is over.
the reason for this completely random pop-up of peach is actually my pinterest page's fault. i was going through my newsfeed and all these sweet recipes featuring peaches kept popping up, and i somehow got it into my head that i should make something featuring peaches; something savory, with the sweetness of peaches as a highlight to break up the ordinary-ness of savory food. if this dish were a painting, the peaches would be the pop of color in an otherwise monochromatic piece. (here comes "art-student lucia", making metaphors and crap.)
chicken and mushroom were simply necessities; the white meat is full of protein (oh my. healthy-lucia has kicked into full force. brace yourselves.) and honestly do very well with risotto. and mushrooms.... i just like them. they're not here for any other reason.
also...this post is so late like what even. i made this like two months ago. um what. what have i been doing with my life. i started this post during freaking july. i've been back in school for like, four, five weeks now. what is wrong with me. apologies for the latenesssssssssssssssssssss D:
so this is going to be a pretty short post, as i actually have a very long list of recipes to catch up on, and i've written about three risotto posts by now, so bear with me as i attempt to haul out all my pending posts and get them all published before september is over.
the reason for this completely random pop-up of peach is actually my pinterest page's fault. i was going through my newsfeed and all these sweet recipes featuring peaches kept popping up, and i somehow got it into my head that i should make something featuring peaches; something savory, with the sweetness of peaches as a highlight to break up the ordinary-ness of savory food. if this dish were a painting, the peaches would be the pop of color in an otherwise monochromatic piece. (here comes "art-student lucia", making metaphors and crap.)
chicken and mushroom were simply necessities; the white meat is full of protein (oh my. healthy-lucia has kicked into full force. brace yourselves.) and honestly do very well with risotto. and mushrooms.... i just like them. they're not here for any other reason.
living in hong kong, i wasn't able to find fresh peaches at my local supermarket, so i had to use canned peaches. these could work out alright as long as you rinse the syrup clean off and caramelize them slightly in a pan, although i would advise you to use fresh peaches. as for the chicken, just rub them with a bit of table salt and a tiny bit of ground pepper, then slice them into thin strips and sautee them until they're cooked through, about 5 minutes, just so you don't end up with raw chicken in your risotto. better safe than sorry, am i right? :) sautee the mushrooms along with the chicken. just throw them in after the chicken's had about three minutes and toss them around a bit and you should be fine. the mushrooms are thrown into the pan just to give them a nice color; feel free to sprinkle a pinch or two of table salt into your pan after you add the mushrooms and toss until they develop a nice golden brown color. add your cheese and mix well until it's melted and through before adding your mushrooms, add your peach chunks after the mushroom chunks has been stirred in well.
a simple dish that takes a little elbow grease, time, and a little work, but is a satisfying weeknight (or weekend) dinner. give it a whirl and let me know how it goes.
recipe after the jump:)
a simple dish that takes a little elbow grease, time, and a little work, but is a satisfying weeknight (or weekend) dinner. give it a whirl and let me know how it goes.
recipe after the jump:)