Thermomix Chicken Pea and Lemon Risotto

ngredients
50g Parmesan cheese, cubed
5g fresh parsley leaves and stem
1 brown onion, quartered
1 garlic clove, peeled
20g olive oil
2 skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2cm pieces*
100g white wine
400g Arborio (or short grain) rice
500g low salt chicken stock (gluten-free if preferred)
500g water
200g frozen peas
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation
Place Parmesan into TM bowl, grate for 5 seconds on speed 7. Transfer to another bowl and set aside. Place parsley into TM bowl, chop for 3 seconds on speed 7. Transfer to another bowl and set aside.

Place onion and garlic into TM bowl and chop for 3 seconds on speed 7. Add oil and sauté for 5 minutes at 100°C on speed 1. Meanwhile, place chicken into a preheated non-stick pan and seal on all sides until slightly golden. Remove from pan and set aside. Add the butterfly if you wish (optional), then add wine and sauté for 1½ minutes at 100°C on speed 1. Add rice and sauté for 2 minutes at 100°C on speed soft.

Add chicken, stock and water, cook for 15 minutes at 100°C on reverse, speed 1½.

5 minutes before the end of cooking add the peas and parsley. Use the spatula to push them into the rice mixture. Once cooking has finished, pour the risotto into the TM serving bowl, stir through the Parmesan and lemon juice then check for seasoning. Adjust seasoning as you like, cover and let stand for at least 5 minutes before serving.

My tips/alterations: *You can remove the step of browning the chicken in a pan and just add it to the machine after the onions have cooked. Set the TM to sauté for 5 minutes at 100°C on speed 1. Then continue with the rest of the recipe. *You can make this recipe without the TM by using a traditional risotto method and cooking things for longer. The internet has many examples of this. *If you would like to substitute the wine, you can use fruit juice such as pear juice or even verjuice. *This recipe can be made with homemade vegetable or chicken stock. *You can make this recipe gluten-free very easily. *Resting the risotto in the TM server means that it will retain its heat very well and the consistency can change. Make sure that you check it occasionally so that you can devour your meal when the desired consistency is reached.