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Mixed Wild Mushroom Risotto

A radicchio and fennel salad with red wine vinaigrette adds color and crunch, and warm focaccia rounds out the entree. End the meal with poached pears and biscotti.

Type: Rice
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups 711mlCanned vegetable broth
1 cup 237mlDry white wine
2 tablespoons 30mlButter - (1/4 stick)
8 oz 227gFresh mixed wild mushrooms - (to 10 oz) - sliced
  = (such as stemmed shiitake, crimini and o
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped fresh thyme
  = (or 2 tspns dried thyme)
1 cup 160g / 5.6ozArborio or medium-grain white rice
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozGrated Parmesan cheese
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Bring broth and wine to simmer in heavy small saucepan. Cover pan; keep warm.

Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and 1 tablespoon thyme. Saute until mushrooms soften, about 3 minutes. Mix in rice. Add all but 1/4 cup of broth mixture. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer uncovered until rice is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 18 minutes.

Add remaining broth; simmer until rice is tender and risotto is creamy, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Mix in cheese and 1 tablespoon thyme. Season with salt and pepper.

This recipe yields 2 servings (can be doubled).

Source:
Bon Appetit, October 1999

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