Continuing with the gluten-free diet, we (my son and I) prepared risotto. And OH! my, this mushroom risotto was so, so, so good. The porcini mushrooms give the risotto such a concentrated flavor that is very hard to resist. I noticed, that it is not a high calorie dish. If you prepare it the way I tell you here, stirring and letting the rice slowly cook and naturally become creamy. There is no need to add any cream, which is where the high calories come from. I know risotto is going to become you favorite dish from now on!
MUSHROOM RISOTTO
Ingredients
2/4 Arborio rice
2 Packages Porcini dried mushroom
5 Fresh crimini mushroom, sliced
3/4 Cup white wine
4 Cup beef broth or vegetable broth
1 Cup water
1/4 Onion, chopped
1 Twig Fresh Rosemary
3 Twig Fresh Oregano
1 teaspoon butter
Salt to taste
Directions
- In saucepan bring to boil broth and water
- Add dried porcini mushroom and let them rehydratate (about 5 minutes)
- Pull out the hydrated porcini mushrooms from boiling broth, set aside
- Bring the heat down to simmer
- In a another saucepan, over medium heat melt butter
- Add onion
- When onion is translucent, add rice and brown for about 3 minutes
- Pour wine, it should be enough to just cover rice
- Stir frequently and when wine is evaporated, add rehydrated porcini mushrooms and enough broth to cover rice and mushroom
- Stir frequently, and when you can see the bottom of the pan, add more broth to cover the pan contents again
- Repeat procedure about 3 more times
- When rice is almost done, add fresh herbs, salt and crimini mushrooms
- Let simmer once again, the whole process may take about 40-45 minutes
- Enjoy!
Can you watch the seam? So inviting!!
This reminds me of the Mushroom Gnocci I had over the weekend, delicious!
And great tip Lety, about letting the rice become creamy on its own, so much less calories that way!
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It is delicious! Hope you like it!
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Love Mushroom Risotto Lety!! Your version looks really good 🙂
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Thank you for reading, let me know how you like it!
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I’m trying to appreciate mushrooms more because of their nutritional value, and this dish looks tasty!
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It’s going to become you favorite!
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