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Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms
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(Recipe ID: 544)
Serves 4
Preparation time: 35 minutes; Cook time: 40 minutes
Source: Vito De Carolis
Earthy porcini and excellent rice combine for a fine risotto.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup dried porcini*, soaked in one cup of water
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roughly 1 package
- 3 tablespoons Colonna Extra Virgin Olive Oil* *
- 1/2 Onion, finely diced
- 1 1/2 cups Carnaroli rice* by Cascina Belvedere *
- 1/3 cup Dry white wine
- 4 cups Hot beef broth
- 1 cup Mushroom water; strained
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese; freshly grated and divided
- 1/2 cup Heavy cream
- 1/2 cup Parsley, minced
- to taste Sel de Mer* fine sea salt *
- to taste fresh ground pepper* *
Instructions
- Soak dried porcini in a cup of hot water(or stock) for 30 minutes for best results soak overnight.
- Chop them coarsely, and set aside.
- In a large frying pan heat the Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and add onion and sauté until light brown.
- Then add rice, stirring constantly let it stick and caramelize.
- Stir in the white wine, and continue stirring until it has evaporated completely.
- Then stir in a cup of beef broth; stir in chopped mushrooms and their strained liquid.
- Then continue adding beef broth a cup at a time, stirring occasionally.
- About five minutes before the rice is done, check seasoning.
- As soon as the rice is “al dente”, turn off the heat, stir in butter, half Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, a little bit of ground peppercorn, parsley, and cover the risotto for two minutes.
- Serve with the remaining grated “Parmesan” cheese.
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