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COLD MUSHROOM RISOTTO
Cold mushroom risotto
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Use dried mushrooms

Dried mushrooms are a great substitute for the fresh variety, especially as they have a long shelf life (up to a year) and so can be readily available when mushrooms are not in season.

They should, however, be used in smaller quantities than their fresh counterparts as they are much stronger in flavour.

Simply rehydrate in warm water or milk and add, chopped, to broths, stuffings or risottos, or mix into butter to melt over pan-fried steak.

Alternatively, grind into a fine dust and sprinkle over home-made bread or add to olive oil for a distinct meaty flavour.



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Recipe by: Phillippa Cheifitz
Serves: 3 to 4
Dietary considerations: Pescatarian
Category: A little effort
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1 x 20 g sachet porcini mushrooms
4 cups vegetable stock
Olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
400 g portabellini mushrooms, sliced
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
350 g arborio rice
1 cup dry white wine
About 125g Wineland Brie, thinly sliced, at room temperature
For serving
Herb salad (use the leaves only of a mix of Italian parsley, rocket and watercress, moistened with olive oil and lemon juice)
Cooking instructions:

Place the dried mushrooms in a large bowl. Pour over the boiling stock and leave for 10 to 15 minutes. Fish out the mushrooms and slice.

Heat about 3T (45ml) olive oil in a wide pan.  Add the onion and cook gently until softened but not browned. Add the garlic and portabellini mushrooms, and, if necessary, more oil. Stir-fry the mushrooms until just cooked, then remove and set aside. Season to taste.

Heat a little more oil in the pan. Add the rice and stir around. Pour in the wine and cook, stirring, until the wine reduces. Add the porcini mushroom stock, ladle by ladle, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is swollen and just tender. (You shouldn’t have used all the liquid, so spoon the rest into the cooled risotto to loosen it.)

Check seasoning. Mix in the reserved mushrooms then turn onto a serving dish. Top with the sliced cheese and, if you like, a drizzle of olive oil. Serve at room temperature with herb salad on the side.

Per serving: 2650kJ, 13.8g protein, 25.4g fat, 73g carbs

Wine: L’Ormarins Terra Del Capo Sangiovese 2005


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