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06.12.2007
Amateur Chef Wins Top Prize At The Chicory Challenge
Amateur Chef Wins Top Prize At The Chicory Challenge
An amateur chef from
Winchester won the
Chicory Challenge
final which was held
in the Netherlands on
22 November.
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The Chicory Challenge is supporting Newlife
Dutch Produce Association (DPA)
Recipes
Natural Smoked Haddock and Chicory Risotto
Natural Smoked Haddock and Chicory Risotto
Estimated preparation time: 30 minutes
Estimated cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients needed
2 cups risotto rice
6 heads chicory
100 g wild mushrooms
1 ½ litres full fat milk
3 shallots
50 g butter
120 ml white wine
Handful green beans
2 lemons, zested
1 tbsp tomato paste
Pinch of saffron
Pinch of salt and pepper
Preparation and cooking instructions
1 Poach the smoked haddock in milk for five minutes then set aside.
2 Strain the cooking liquor and keep hot.
3 Fry sliced wild mushrooms in a little butter, take the zest of two lemons and prepare the chicory by rinsing and shredding.
4 Sweat shallots in butter without colour.
5 Add chicory and mushrooms.
6 Add rice and cook for one minute to coat grains in butter.
7 Pour in about one third of the hot milk and cook, stirring from time to time until rice has absorbed most of liquid and then add more.
8 Test the rice and when it is tender drain and add the flaked haddock and a knob of butter.
9 Serve in a dish nicely presented.
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