Mushroom Risotto

Name: Mushroom Risotto
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 unit onion; 1 clove garlic; 4 tbsp butter; 1/3 cup parmesan cheese; 2 cups water; 1 cup rice; 1/2 cup white wine; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt; 7 oz mushroom

ekilu Team

“Do you shy away from rice dishes because everyone says never to touch rice while it’s cooking? Plot twist.... Risotto dishes are great for beginners because the only thing you have to do is stir until the liquid is absorbed and the rice turns creamy. Easy, right? Once you’ve made a risotto, there’ll be no looking back.”

ingredients

Difficulty

Medium

Time

30'

Fresh ingredients

onion

1 unit

garlic

1 clove

butter

4 tbsp

parmesan cheese

1/3 cup

water

2 cups

Pantry ingredients

rice

1 cup

white wine

1/2 cup

olive oil

2 tbsp

salt

1 tsp

mushroom

7 oz

Instructions

Heat the olive oil and half of the butter in a pan over medium heat. When melted, add the onion and garlic, peeled and minced, together with a pinch of salt. Cook for 10–15 minutes, stirring often, until the onion softens and turns translucent.

Add the rice and stir a couple of minutes. Pour in the wine and stir until nearly evaporated. Add the mushrooms, drained and sliced, and stir a couple of times. Don’t discard the liquid from the can.

Now add the liquid from the mushrooms. When absorbed, gradually add hot water. Start by adding 3 ladles of very hot water. Stir. When the water is completely absorbed, add the next ladle of water. Continue the process until the rice is cooked to perfection. This should take 15–20 minutes (depending on the rice you are using) and you’ll need about 2 cups water.

When the rice is cooked enough, stir in the remainder of the butter and the Parmesan cheese. Add more salt if needed, stirring to incorporate. Serve immediately.

Tips & Tricks

Adjust the seasoning with salt at the end because the Parmesan cheese is quite salty. If you do this before adding the cheese, it might be too much.

Rice dishes are always tastier when broth is used instead of water. In this recipe, using the liquid from the mushrooms is a great trick. But if you have vegetable broth or a vegetable stock cube, use this to amp up the flavor.

You can also use wild mushrooms or fresh white mushrooms for an amazing result.