Risotto ai Funghi Porcini - Italian Recipe

Risotto ai Funghi Porcini

🌍 Italian, National Difficulty: ●●●○○

Dried porcini give a deeper flavour than fresh ones here. Soak them in warm water for thirty minutes, then strain the soaking liquid through cloth to remove grit — this liquid is the real flavouring agent. Add it to the broth.

Ingredients

• 350g arborio rice
• 30g dried porcini, soaked in 500ml hot water
• 300g fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1L vegetable or chicken stock
• 100g butter, 100g Parmesan
• Thyme, white wine

Method

1. Straining — Strain porcini soaking water; use as stock.
2. Sautéing — Sauté onion; add fresh mushrooms and porcini.
3. Toasting — Toast rice; add wine.
4. Step 4 — Build risotto with stock as usual.
5. Step 5 — Finish with butter and Parmesan.

Tags: arborio rice, dried porcini, fresh mushrooms, onion, vegetable or chicken stock · Source: Brittani's Almanac