Mushroom Risotto - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup boiling water
    1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms
    8 ounces mixed fresh wild mushrooms
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 teaspoon chopped garlic
    salt & freshly ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons chopped parsley
    RISOTTO
    5 cups chicken stock (approx)
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    2 tablespoons butter
    1/2 cup finely chopped onion
    1 1/2 cups arborio rice or 1 1/2 cups carnaroli rice
    1/2 cup white wine
    1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
    salt & freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
    Pour boiling water over dried mushrooms in a bowl& let sit for 30 minutes.
    Drain mushrooms; reserve both mushrooms& liquid separately.
    Remove stems from fresh mushrooms& slice.
    Heat oil& butter in skillet over medium-high heat; add garlic& fresh mushroom slices.
    Saute until mushrooms excude their liquid; saeson with salt& pepper.
    Cover& leave in skillet for reheating.
    Bring stock to a simmer on the back burner.
    Heat oil& 1 tbsp of the butter in a heavy pot over medium heat.
    Add onion& saute for 3 minutes or until softened.
    Add rice& saute until it is covered with oil.
    Pour in wine& simmer steadily until it has been absorbed by the rice.
    Pour in mushroom soaking liquid& dried mushrooms; stir and cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed by the rice.
    Add 1 cup of stock; cook& stir until most is absorbed.
    Continue to add stock in 1 cup increments, stirring most of the time, until the rice is creamy with a slight bite in the center, about 20 minutes.
    Reheat mushrooms in the skillet& stir into rice.
    Remove from heat, stir in remaining 1 tbsp butter& Parmesan cheese.
    Season with salt& pepper and serve immediately.

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