Orange Chipotle Risotto In Rice Cooker Or Stove Top

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 small onion (1 cup)
• 1 cup arborio rice
• 3 cups hot water or 3 cups hot chicken broth, adding more if needed
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon saffron thread, optional will enhance a pretty color and fragrance
• 1 chipotle chile in adobo (use sauce taste)
• 3 ounces asiago cheese, 1/2 cup grated
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, 1/4 cup chopped

Recipe

• 1 rice cooker:.
• 2 saute onions in butter in an open rice cooker, then add arborio rice and liquids, zest, saffron, and chipotle pepper and sauce. cook for about 25 minutes in an on/off cooker or use the "slow" or "porridge" cycle if your machine has one which should be 1 hour.
• 3 mix in grated cheese and herbs at the end. season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 4 stove top:.
• 5 heat butter in a heavy non stick pot. add onions and cook till translucent. add rice and stir till coated. add zest, saffron, and chipotle pepper and sauce. add 1 cup of liquid at a time stirring on medium heat until absorbed. continue cooking and adding liquid till desired tenderness is achieved. stir in cheese and parsley season to taste with salt and pepper.