Creamy risotto with “Cardoncelli” mushrooms

Creamy risotto with “Cardoncelli” mushrooms

INGREDIENTS

  • Ingredients for 4 people:
  • 500 g of Cardoncelli mushrooms;
  • 300 g of rice (I used Carnaroli);
  • 60 g butter;
  • 1 onion;
  • 1 small clove of garlic;
  • Parsley;
  • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil;
  • 60 g of parmesan cheese
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • For the vegetable broth:
  • 1 carrot;
  • Celery stalk;
  • Onion;
  • A few stems of Cardoncello mushroom;
  • 1.5 litres of water

STEP

  1. First clean the cardoncelli mushrooms with a small brush, removing all the soil, then go over them again with a damp cloth to remove any remaining soil;
  2. Separate the caps from the stems, cut the former into strips and use the latter to prepare the vegetable broth;
  3. Prepare the vegetable broth with the stems of our mushrooms, the carrot, the celery, the onion, salt, pepper, water and bring to the boil;
  4. Take a pan, pour in the oil, add the garlic and brown for a couple of minutes;
  5. Remove the garlic and add half of the mushrooms that we cleaned;
  6. Cook the mushrooms over a medium-high flame, add salt, pepper and a ladle of broth halfway through cooking and continue cooking;
  7. Turn off, add a good handful of chopped parsley and set aside;
  8. Take a large enough pan, add the butter and melt it, add the finely chopped onion and brown it, being careful not to burn it;
  9. At this point add the other half of the mushrooms and brown over low heat until cooked through;
  10. Now add the rice and toast it well, for the simple reason that by doing so you will allow the grains to better absorb the flavour of the seasoning;
  11. Now, ladle by ladle, add the vegetable broth and leave to cook on a low heat, taking care to always keep the rice covered with broth;
  12. Ten minutes before, add the mushrooms that we sautéed and finish with more broth;
  13. When the rice is cooked, remove from the heat and stir in a knob of butter and a generous handful of grated cheese;
  14. We complete with plenty of chopped parsley (if you like), freshly ground pepper!
  15. Plate and… ENJOY!

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