Mushroom Risotto

By | June 28, 2016

Another risotto recipe – this one we found online.  Tastes amazing!

Ingredients:

  • 6 cups chicken broth (divided)
  • 3 tbsp 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
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped chives
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • sea salt to taste
  • fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. In a saucepan, warm 5 cups of the broth over low heat.
  2. Warm 2 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
  3. Stir in the mushrooms and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.  Remove mushrooms and their liquid and set aside.
  4. Add 1 tbsp olive oil to skillet and stir in shallots.  Cook 1 minute.
  5. Add rice, stirring to coat the rice with oil, about 2 minutes.
  6. When the rice has taken on a pale, golden color, pour in wine, stirring constantly until the wine is fully absorbed.
  7. 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 constantly, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente, about 15 to 20 minutes.
  8. Remove from heat and stir in mushrooms with their liquid, butter, chives and parmesan.  Season to taste.

Note – we modify the directions to cook in a pressure cooker which makes perfect risotto in much less time.  You can skip step 1 and use the pressure cooker for all of the cooking, but pre-heating the broth allows the pressure cooker to get to full pressure more quickly.  When you’re ready for step 7 just add the 5 cups of broth to the rice, close your pressure cooker and bring to high pressure.  Cook for 6 minutes and then use your pressure cooker’s quick release method.  If the rice is not quite creamy stir in a bit more broth while stirring over medium high heat.  Finish with step 8 just in time to serve.

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