Leek and mixed mushroom risotto

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 ounce Dried pocini mushroomw
1 cup Boiling water
4 ounces Pancetta or bacon coasely chopped
2 tablespoons Butter
2 cups Coarsely chopped assorted mushrooms
1 medium Leek, thinly sliced (white and light green parts only)
2 cups Arborio rice or a mixture of brown, white and wild rice
½ cup Dry white wine
4 cups Chicken or vegetable stock
¾ cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

soak pocini mushrooms for 20 minutes in boiling water. Strain reserving liquid. Rinse mushrooms and chop coarsely.

Cook pancetta or bacon. Remove from pan . Add 1 tbsp butter to pan. Add drained mushroom and leek and cook. stirring for 3 to 5 minutes . Stir in rice and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add win and cook, over medium heat, scraping up the brown bits at the bottom of the saucepan, until the wine has been absorbed by the rice.

Combine reserved mushroome soaking liquid and stock and add to rice ½ cup at a time . When rice has cooked for 20 to 25 minutes, taste to see if done. The rice should be tender but still have resilience. Stir in ¼ cup Parmesan and the remaining butter. Seasonwith salt and pepper if necesary.

Sprinkle pancetta over top and serve with the remaining parmesan.

Posted to Recipe Archive - 20 October 96 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 96 13:31:02 EDT submitted by: cici@...

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