EST. TIME: 40 MIN · SERVES 3
Creamy arborio rice with deeply savoury mushrooms and a buttery finish.
Ingredients
- 180 g arborio rice
- 220 g mushrooms, sliced
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 750 ml warm vegetable stock (approx.)
- 1 tbsp olive oil and 20 g butter
- 35 g finely grated parmesan
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- Salt, black pepper and parsley
Method
- Keep vegetable stock warm in a small saucepan.
- Sauté mushrooms with olive oil over medium-high heat until browned. Remove half for garnish.
- Add butter, onion and garlic; soften for 4 minutes. Stir in rice for 1 minute.
- Add warm stock one ladle at a time, stirring and allowing absorption between additions. Cook 18–22 minutes until rice is tender but slightly firm.
- Turn off heat and stir in parmesan, pepper and reserved mushrooms. Rest 2 minutes before serving.
Kitchen note: Adjust stock and salt to taste: stock saltiness varies.