Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Zucchini Orzo





Orzo pasta
1 box of orzo pasta
3/4 cup of white wine
3 chicken bouillon cubes (you can use homemade chicken stock of course here as well)
Salt

To start...you are going to create a bath for the orzo pasta to cook in. Bring to a boil a pot of water, the wine and salt. Once this boils add the orzo.

Zucchini
4-6 cloves of garlic
Olive Oil
3-5 Zucchini depending on size (grated or thinly sliced)
Salt, pepper and pinch of red pepper flake

Finish with a handful each of Romano and Parmesan

In a large saute pan, add about 1/2 of olive oil, all of the garlic and red pepper flake. The trick here is to lightly brown the garlic...as soon as that happens, add all of the zucchini. Immediately season with salt and pepper. This is going to need to cook for at least 25 minutes, but it is worth it!. Keep on high heat and stir every 2-3 minutes. Also keep an eye on the orzo too!. Taste the zucchini throughout the cooking process and add more salt and pepper as needed.
When the zucchini is done cooking, it should look mushy and be slightly caramelized! That is exactly what you want. Once you get this consistency, add the cooked orzo to the pan...toss with Parmesan and Romano and a little more olive oil and serve!

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