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Mushroom Risotto Recipe, Food Gypsy-0920

Mushroom Risotto


  • Author: Cori Horton
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4

Description

Nothing says love quite like a bowl of Mushroom Risotto. It’s a warm, starchy hug that you can wrap your whole body around! Classic Mushroom Risotto pairs beautifully with sausages, roasted chicken, poached fish or as a heart-warming starter for a cold weather meal. 


Ingredients

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2 cups mushrooms, finely chopped (crimini, shiitake, chanterelle, or oyster mushrooms)
1/2 cup brandy or white wine
45 cups chicken stock (or vegetable stock for a meatless meal)
1/3 cup shallots (or yellow onion), finely chopped
1 2/3 cups risotto rice (arborio, baldo, carnaroli, maratelli, padano, roma, or vialone nano)
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or chives


Instructions

  1. In a medium sauce pan, heat your stock, over medium heat.
  2. In a second, larger saucepan, melt half your butter over medium heat.  Add shallots, stir and cook for about two minutes then add mushrooms.  Sweat vegetables over medium heat for about eight minutes, stirring as needed until onions are transparent and cooked, but not coloured.  Add brandy or white wine and cook for about two minutes, turning to coat and flavour your mushroom base.
  3.  Add half olive oil and remaining butter to the cooked mushrooms and melt over medium heat.  Add rice and stir, coating rice well with fat, turning and cooking for 5 or 6 minutes until the outside of the rice kernel is transparent. (see photo, above)
  4.  Add now steaming stock, a ladle or two at a time, stirring constantly to ensure it does not stick.  As liquid is absorbed, add more stock, and continue to stir.  You will see the rice become more transparent, the volume will almost double.  This step takes about 20 minutes, and in this time risotto needs your constant attention.   Be sure to taste test for doneness, your rice should be cooked, with a firm middle, like an al denté pasta.
  5.  Our final cooking step is borrowed from the pro kitchen – as the rice approaches that ‘nearly done’ stage we flood it, covering the top with about a half inch of stock and the remainder of the olive oil.  Do not stir.  Remove from heat and allow to stand for four to five minutes, then stir and taste.  Adjust seasoning as needed.
  6. To finish, add grated cheese and parsley, stir to combine and serve, piping hot, to waiting loved ones.

Notes

You may note that we saved the seasoning, in particular the addition of salt until the end. When using off-the-shelf stocks, be mindful of salt concentration. Adding salt too early can make for a very salty risotto, and once it’s in, it’s hard to take out. So wait to season just before it hits the plate.

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: Indian

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