Mushroom Risotto

There are few things as indulgent and delicious as a bowl full of creamy, luscious risotto flavoured with fresh black truffles and exotic mushrooms.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Keyword creamy mushroom risotto, Mushroom risotto, mushroom risotto recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 486kcal

Author Alida Ryder

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 garlic cloves thinly sliced
1½ lb (750g) mushrooms sliced
1 lb (500g) Arborio rice
1 tsp herbs of your choice fresh thyme leaves, rosemary or sage
1 cup white wine
6 cups chicken/vegetable stock
2 tablespoon butter
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt & pepper to taste
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tsp truffle oil optional
parsley to garnish

Instructions

To make the risotto, sauté the onion in the olive oil in a large skillet or deep Dutch oven set over medium heat.
When the onion is soft, add the garlic and fry for another 20 seconds or so then add the mushrooms. Fry until the mushrooms are golden brown then add the rice.
Stir to coat the rice in the aromatics then add the wine and herbs. Allow the wine to reduce then stir in the stock, ladle by ladle. Allow the rice to absorb the stock before adding more and stir continuously. It is this continuous stirring that creates the creaminess risotto is known for.
When the risotto has absorbed approximately half of the liquid, start tasting it regularly as a good risotto can quickly be ruined by over cooking. Your risotto might also not need all the stock or it might need more, it all depends on the rice's absorbency.
When the risotto is cooked to your preference, stir in the butter and Parmesan and season to taste with lemon, salt and pepper. Add the truffle oil, if using.
Garnish with fresh parsley then serve with more parmesan cheese.

Notes

I am aware that not everyone has the luxury of cooking with fresh truffles. You can substitute all the truffles in this recipe with 1-2 teaspoons of black truffle oil. Buy your truffle oil from a reputable source as often the oil is simply infused with truffle essence and not real truffles.

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