A Thai Italian Fusion Risotto

Ingredients

Soup base

300 g Shrimps, peeled, deveined
50 g Straw Mushroom, halved
2 stalk Lemon Grass
4 slice Galangal
3 pcs Red Chilies
2 tsp Chili Paste
3 cup Chicken Stock
1/2 cup Water
1 tbsp Fish Sauce
1 tsp Sugar
4 tbsp Lime Juice
4 leaf Kaffir Lime Leaf

Risotto

250 g Arborio Rice
3 tbsp Olive Oil
1OO g Onion, diced
1 Shallot, chopped
1 Garlic, chopped

Method

  1. Use the back of knife mesh the lemon grass and sectioned. Dice the chili and set aside.
  2. Boil stock and water, add lemon grass, galangal, red chili and chili paste, simmer for 5 to 8 minutes as the tom yum soup base. Season with fish sauce, sugar and lime juice.
  3. Use another saucepan to heat olive oil. Sauté prawns and mushroom until cooked. Dish up for later use.
  4. Use this saucepan to sauté onion, shallots and garlic until fragrant, stir-fry the rice. Add the tom yum soup gradually until all soup is absorbed. This process takes around 15 to 20 minutes.
  5. Lastly add the cooked prawns, mushroom and kaffir lime leaf to the rice. Cover the rice for 5 minutes and toss well to serve hot.

Source: Hong Kong magazine

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