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Mushroom Risotto

Bland foods such as rice complement the nuances of mushroom flavors. This dish can be accented with many varieties of mushrooms. We recommend shaggy parasols, boletes, or chanterelles.

Type: Rice, Vegetables
Courses: Side dish
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups 711mlChicken broth
1   Saffron
4 tablespoons 60mlButter
1 tablespoon 15mlOlive oil
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozMushrooms - sliced
1 cup 160g / 5.6ozArborio rice
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozFreshly-grated Parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

Place the chicken broth in a saucepan; add the saffron and bring the broth to a boil. Remove from the heat. In a saucepan, melt the butter with the olive oil and saute the mushrooms for 5 minutes. Add the rice; cook and stir until golden. Add the heated chicken broth 1 cup at a time, simmering and stirring occasionally until each cup is absorbed and the rice is creamy. Add salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley.

Serve immediately on a platter with the cheese sprinkled on top.

This recipe yields 4 side dish servings.

Source:
Wild About Mushrooms by Louise Freedman

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