Georgina Hayden’s Leek, Pancetta And White Wine Orzo

Being Greek Cypriot, we enjoyed orzo arsenic a staple successful our housewhen I was increasing up. Whether it was nan prima of nan show, aliases conscionable stirred into soups, stews and lentils, it had a spot successful galore of our meals, and moreover now I find that it has nan expertise to please a scope of palates and situations, from mini fussy eaters to romanticist dinners. This one-pan repast is fresh successful 30 minutes, and besides reheats wonderfully pinch a scatter of boiling water; I’ve moreover been known to propulsion successful a fistful of stiff peas for an other information of veg for nan kids.

Leek, pancetta and achromatic vino orzo

Prep 10 min
Cook 30 min
Serves 4

90g smoked pancetta, finely sliced
2 tbsp oliva oil
500g leeks, washed, trimmed and finely sliced
2 ail cloves, peeled and finely sliced
1 ample knob unsalted butter
Sea brackish and black pepper
12g fresh thyme sprigs
150ml achromatic wine
300g orzo
1 litre chickenhearted stock
½ lemon
60g pecorino, finely grated
1 fistful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

Put nan pancetta and lipid successful a deep, wide frying cookware aliases ample saucepan, group it complete a mean power and fry for 3 aliases 4 minutes, until nan pancetta is crisp.

Add nan leeks, sliced ail and food to nan pan, play generously, past prime successful nan thyme leaves and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add nan wine, move up nan power and operation until astir of nan liquid evaporates.

Add nan orzo, operation for a fewer minutes until it’s each coated successful nan buttery leeks, past move successful nan banal and bring to a boil. Turn down nan power to low, screen nan cookware and time off to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring erstwhile aliases twice. Take disconnected nan heat, compression successful nan citrus juice, past operation successful astir of nan grated pecorino.

Leave, still covered, for a minute, past service radiated pinch nan parsley, remaining pecorino and immoderate other grinds of achromatic pepper.