Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Market recipes

Recipes

 

In Season

It's autumn time at the market will new season pears and plums making an entrance.

During April here are just some of the fruits and vegetables you will find at the market.


Fruit

  • Apples
  • Avocadoes
  • Imperial Mandarins
  • Pears
  • Passionfruit

Vegetables

  • Beans
  • Broccoli
  • Leeks
  • Mushrooms
  • Peas
  • Potatoes
  • Silverbeet
  • Spinach

Dipper's Yummy Risotto

375g Aborio rice
1 litre of chicken stock
1 onion, finely chopped
6 rashers of bacon, chopped
200g ham, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
200g fresh peas
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of butter
2 tablespoons of fresh parmesan cheese

Preheat pan and olive oil on low heat. Finely dice onions, bacon and ham. Place chopped onions in heated pan and cook until golden brown. Add in diced bacon and diced ham. Stir all ingredients together until golden brown.

Add the rice and stir all the ingredients together so that the rice is mixed in thoroughly. Slowly begin to add hot stock, a ladle at a time, and continue to stir continously until all of the stock has been used and the rice has absorbed the liquid. Add in diced tomatoes, peas and any other ingredient you wish to add, then lower the heat on your pan and let the ingredients cook.

Turn off the heat, add butter (to make the risotto creamy). Add parmesan cheese and final garnishes. Plate up and ENJOY!  


Recipe courtesy of 'Dipper', footy legend and Dandenong Market ambassador, who often whips up a mean risotto!


If you have a favourite recipe using produce from the market, send it to us and we would love to publish it online. 

   
   
   

 

  
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