Chicken liver risotto – The Gourmet Gays

Ingredients

• 400g chicken livers
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 1 small carrot finely chopped
• 1 small stick celery finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh chopped thyme
• 100g butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500g risotto rice
• 250ml white wine
• 1.5 ltrs hot chicken stock, preferably homemade,
• Salt and pepper
• 100g grated parmesan
• 50ml brandy
• 2 tbsp double cream
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley to garnish
• Extra virgin olive oil or truffle oil to drizzle