Mushroom Risotto
Italy inspired mushroom risotto featuring dry white wine (see note 3). A world classic for one.
Ingredients
- 15 gm butter (1)
- 3 tbspn dry white wine (see note 3)
- 20 gm dried porcini mushrooms (or to taste see note 1)
- 1 tbspn fresh parsley (chopped)
- 100 gm chestnut mushrooms (see note 1)
- 500 ml stock (see preparation for details รขยยกรขยยก)
- 2 tbspn olive oil
- 2 tbspn parmesan
- 15 gm butter (2)
- as reqd salt
- 50 gm onion (prepared weight)
- as reqd black pepper
- 70 gm risotto rice (see note 2)
- 15 gm butter (3)
Method
- 1
Soak the dried porcini mushrooms in 150 ml of boiling water for at least to an hour or more then drain, saving the liquor , and squeezing out the excess water.
- 2
Slice the chestnut mushrooms.
- 3
Finely chop the onion.
- 4
Chop the parsley.
- 5
Grate the parmesan.
- 6
รขยยกรขยยก Gently transfer the porcini soaking liquor into a measuring jug, leaving behind any gritty residue that has accumulated, then make the liquid up to 500 ml using chicken stock.