Easy Mushroom Risotto
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Easy Mushroom Risotto
Get ready for a deeply savory and earthy experience with this Easy Mushroom Risotto, boasting rich umami notes from the variety of mushrooms and a luxuriously creamy texture that’s pure comfort in a bowl.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- Handful dried porcini mushrooms
- 1 litres filtered water
- Oil of your choice, for frying
- 2 field mushrooms, sliced
- 5-6 white button mushrooms
- Pinch salt
- 1 large brown onion, finely diced
- 2 sticks of celery, finely diced
- 1 tbsp of Urban Forager Mushroom Stock Concentrate
- 400g risotto rice
- 250ml of white wine, room temperature
- 50g crème fraiche (or cashew cream)
- 50g finely grated parmesan (or nutritional yeast), plus extra for serving
- 50g butter (or vegan butter)
- 4 sprigs thyme
Method:
- Heat the dried porcini mushrooms and filtered water in a saucepan until just beneath a simmer.
- In a separate large pan heat the oil, and add the field and button mushrooms. Sprinkle with salt to sweat out the water.
- Once nicely browned, remove and set aside. Add some more oil, and add the onions and celery. Fry on a low heat for about 4 minutes or until the vegetables have softened.
- Add the Urban Forager Mushroom Stock Concentrate.
- Stir and cook for a further 30 seconds. Add the uncooked rice and turn up the heat.
- Stir and continue to fry until the rice looks slightly translucent.
- Add the wine and continue stirring until the harsh alcohol smell has evaporated and the wine has cooked into the rice.
- Add ladles of hot mushroom broth one at a time, stirring constantly and making sure each is fully absorbed before adding the next one, until the rice is cooked. This should take 15-20 minutes. It should be soft with a little bite to it.
- Remove the rehydrated porcini mushrooms from the saucepan and add to risotto with the pan fried mushrooms that were set aside.
- Season if needed by adding more Urban Forager Mushroom Stock Concentrate
- Remove pan from the heat. Add the mascarpone (cashew cream), parmesan (nutritional yeast) and butter (vegan butter).
- Garnish with thyme leaves and more parmesan, enjoy!
Recipe from Urban Forager.