Mushroom Risotto with Peas

Name: How to cook Mushroom Risotto with Peas - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Ricardo

Mushroom Risotto with Peas

This is my favorite vegetarian risotto. The peas add color, sweetness, and protein. But it’s fine without peas, too.

Ingredient

Food ration :

6 people

Cooking time :

1 hour

30 grams

shallots or 1 medium onion, finely chopped

dry white wine, such as pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc, or dry vermouth

1 cup

frozen peas, thawed (optional)

2 tablespoons

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Place dry mushrooms in a tall bowl with 1.5 cup of hot water (not boiling hot). Cover and let mushrooms hydrate for at least 20 minutes. Pull mushrooms from the water trying not to disturb the sediments in the bottom, squeezing as much liquid as possible. Reserve liquid. Chop mushrooms.

* Step 2

Bring stock or broth to a simmer in a saucepan, with a ladle nearby. Keep it simmering on the stove.

* Step 3

Heat oil in a wide, heavy skillet, saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add shallots or onions and cook gently until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.

* Step 4

Turn up heat and add mushrooms, garlic and thyme or sage. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Season mushrooms with salt and pepper and continue to cook over medium heat until they are soft. Taste and adjust seasoning.

* Step 5

Add rice and stir until grains begin to crackle. Add wine and cook, stirring, until wine is no longer visible in pan. Incorporate water from mushrooms gradually, stirring.

* Step 6

Stir in enough simmering stock to just cover the rice. The stock should bubble slowly. Cook, stirring often and vigorously, until stock is just about absorbed. Add another ladleful or two of stock and continue cooking, not too fast and not too slowly, stirring often and adding more stock when rice is almost dry, for 15 minutes.

* Step 7

Add peas, if using, and continue adding stock and stirring for another 10 minutes. Rice should be tender all the way through but still al dente. Taste now and adjust seasoning.

* Step 8

Add another ladleful or two of stock to rice. Stir in parsley and Parmesan, and remove from heat. Season with black pepper and serve right away in wide soup bowls or on plates. Serve with more Parmesan and parley, if desired.

* Step 9

Advance preparation: You can begin up to several hours before serving: proceed with the recipe and cook halfway through Step 5, for about 10 minutes. The rice should still be hard in the middle when you remove it from the heat, and there should not be any liquid in the pan. Spread it in an even layer in the pan or on a baking sheet and keep it away from the heat until you resume cooking. 15 minutes before serving, resume cooking as instructed.

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