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 Rice, Risotto, Vegetarian
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 25minutes
Total Time 35minutes
Servings 4
Author Alida Ryder
Ingredients
50gbutter
2teaspoonsfinely grated black truffle
1onionfinely chopped
2garlic clovesthinly sliced
1x 250g punnet mushrooms of your choicesliced
1x 250g punnet exotic mushrooms
500gArborio rice
1cupwhite wine
4cupsmushroom/vegetable stock
2tablespoonsblack truffle shavings
1tablespoonbutter
salt & pepper to taste
2teaspoonslemon juice
handful Parmesangrated
fresh black truffleto garnish
Instructions
To make the risotto, fry the onion in the truffle butter in a large frying pan.
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 butter and aromatics then add the wine. 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.
Top with the fresh black truffle and serve.
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.