Thursday, March 28, 2013

Recipe Just for Kicks: Mushroom Risotto

I was reading The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith. In it, the inimitable Isabel Dalhousie was making a Risotto for her niece Cat, or for Cat's ex-boyfriend Jamie, i don't remember. My mind wandered from the story to the Risotto.

So a brief Google later, I found this delicious recipe that I have since shamelessly stolen and pinned on Pinterest. It is now printed and safe in a page protector in my "Mitchell/Carroll/Thurman Family Cookbook of Shamelessly Stolen Recipes." It does require that you stand at the stove and stir, but really it's only 20 minutes and you'll be glad you did.

I offer it here for you. It has nothing whatsoever to do with cars. But hey, ya gotta eat.

Mushroom Risotto
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/gourmet-mushroom-risotto/detail.aspx


NGREDIENTS:
6 cups chicken broth, divided
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 pound portobello mushrooms, thinly
sliced
1 pound white mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 shallots, diced
1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
1/2 cup dry white wine
sea salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
4 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS:
1.In a saucepan, warm the broth over low heat.
2.Warm 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the mushrooms, and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Remove mushrooms and their liquid, and set aside.
3.Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet, and stir in the shallots. Cook 1 minute. Add rice, stirring to coat with oil, about 2 minutes. When the rice has taken on a pale, golden color, pour in wine, stirring constantly until the wine is fully absorbed. Add 1/2 cup broth to the rice, and stir until the broth is absorbed. Continue adding broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring continuously, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente, about 15 to 20 minutes.
4.Remove from heat, and stir in mushrooms with their liquid, butter, chives, and parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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