Wild Mushroom Risotto
Wild Mushroom Risotto might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This main course has 423 calories, 13g of protein, and 24g of fat per serving. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. If you have mushrooms, butter, vermouth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the arborio rice you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Rice Pudding as a dessert.
Instructions
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy largeskillet over medium-high heat.
Add 1/4 ofmushrooms and sprinkle with salt. Sautémushrooms until tender and beginning tobrown, 3 to 4 minutes.
Transfer mushroomsto medium bowl. Working in 3 morebatches, repeat with 6 tablespoons butter,remaining mushrooms, and salt and pepper.
Bring 7 cups chicken broth to simmerin medium saucepan; keep warm. Meltremaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter with oliveoil in heavy large saucepan over medium-lowheat.
Add leek, sprinkle with salt, and sautéuntil tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
Add rice andincrease heat to medium. Stir until edgesof rice begin to look translucent, 3 to4 minutes.
Add white wine and vermouthand stir until liquid is absorbed, about 1minute.
Add 3/4 cup warm chicken broth;stir until almost all broth is absorbed,about 1 minute. Continue adding broth by3/4 cupfuls, stirring until almost all broth isabsorbed before adding more, until rice ishalfway cooked, about 10 minutes. Stir insautéed mushrooms. Continue adding brothby 3/4 cupfuls, stirring until almost all brothis absorbed before adding more, until riceis tender but still firm to bite and risottois creamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cupgrated Parmesan cheese, if using.
Transferrisotto to serving bowl. Pass additional
Parmesan cheese alongside, if desired.