Description

This is a one-dish meal that combines aromatic arborio rice with caramelized celeriac, chicken seasoned with paprika and herbs, and mushrooms cooked in butter. The plum sauce adds a sweet-savory dimension to the dish.

Stats

⏱️ Prep time: 15 minutes ✦ Cook time: 30-40 minutes ✦ Misc time: 30 minutes resting ✦ Total time: 1 hour 25 minutes

🍽️ Serves: 4 people

Ingredients

  • Arborio rice
  • Garlic (optional)
  • Celeriac, cubed into 1cm pieces
  • Olive oil
  • Chicken breast, chunked
  • Paprika
  • Mixed herbs
  • Plum sauce
  • Large white (button) mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • Butter

Instructions

  1. Start the arborio rice by boiling in water, with optional garlic.
  2. Cube the celeriac into approximately 1cm pieces and shallow-fry in olive oil for 10-15 minutes until browned with darkened edges.
  3. Transfer the celeriac to the partially cooked rice using a slotted spoon and combine.
  4. Chunk the chicken and cook in the same oil, adding paprika and mixed herbs.
  5. When the chicken is nearly done, pour in some plum sauce and mix through. Cook until slightly reduced.
  6. Mix the chicken into the rice.
  7. Roughly chop the mushrooms and cook in the pan with added butter.
  8. Once cooked, combine the mushrooms with the rice mixture.
  9. Cover the rice and leave to sit for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Based on this recipe from my old wiki. This recipe yields a complete one-dish meal. The resting time allows the flavors to meld together and the rice to finish cooking through residual heat.