BOILED FOWL WITH RICE (Lesso di Pollo col Riso)

BOILED FOWL WITH RICE (Lesso di Pollo col Riso)

A classic Italian dish featuring boiled fowl and rice, seasoned with cheese, butter, and egg yolk.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb Rice
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 fowl Fowl (Suitable for boiling)
  • 2 tablespoons Butter (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
  • 1 teaspoon Salt (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pepper (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
  • 2 tablespoons Grated cheese (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))

Instructions

  1. 1Cut up the fowl and boil until tender. This will take approximately 30 minutes.
  2. 2Wash the rice and blanch it by letting it come to a boil and cook for a few minutes in salted water.
  3. 3Finish cooking the rice in the broth from the boiled fowl. Add the broth a little at a time to ensure the rice doesn't become too wet. Cook until the rice is tender, about 10 minutes.
  4. 4Season with cheese and butter. Add the egg yolk to bind the rice just as it is taken from the fire. Serve as a border around the fowl.
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