Mushroom And Pancetta Risotto Recipes

Steps:

• Warm the chicken broth and rosemary in a saucepan over medium heat; set aside. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook until crisp, 4 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate with a slotted spoon. Add the mushrooms to the pot and cook until slightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to the plate; set aside.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pot; add the onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the rice and toast, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the wine and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until the wine is absorbed, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add 3 cups warm broth and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring, until most of the liquid is absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 3 more cups broth; return to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the rice is just tender, about 13 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat; stir in the pancetta, mushrooms, butter, cheese and chives. Stir in more hot broth if the risotto is too thick; season with salt and pepper. Top with more chives.

Steps:

• Pre-heat an oven to 400 degrees. Heat 2 tablespoon unsalted butter in a 10" oven proof skillet on med-high heat and add the squash. Sauté the squash, shaking the pan, until it starts to brown, approximately 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the stove and place it in the pre-heated oven for 8 to10 minutes, until the squash is tender but not too soft. Take the pan from the oven and immediately add the 2 teaspoons of garlic. Gently stir the garlic into the squash. Set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a 12" skillet on medium high heat. When the foam subsides add all the mushrooms, a sprinkle of salt and a little pepper and sauté stirring often until the mushrooms lose their liquid and begin to brown. Cook 1 minute more, remove from the heat and set aside Sauté the pancetta in a heavy 4 quart pan (non-stick is best), on medium heat, in 1 tablespoon of olive oil until brown. Add the onion and sauté a few minutes until the onion is soft. Add the rice, stirring constantly, and cook for 2 minutes, until the grains are somewhat opaque. Pour in the wine and simmer, stirring, until the wine is almost completely absorbed. Then add about 1 cup of hot stock to the rice and cook, stirring often, until the stock is absorbed. DO NOT let the rice stick to the bottom or sides of the pan. Add more stock as soon as the previous addition is absorbed. After 20 minutes most of the stock will be used and the rice will be tender with just a little bite. At this point, gently stir in the sage, the roasted butternut squash and the mushrooms. Add another ½ cup of stock, the parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of butter and stir gently to blend. Taste for salt and pepper. The rice should be creamy and tender. Divide the rice among heated shallow bowls and serve.

Steps:

• Put 50g dried porcini mushrooms into a large bowl and pour over 1 litre boiling water. Soak for 20 mins, then drain into a bowl, discarding the last few tbsp of liquid left in the bowl.
• Crumble 1 vegetable stock cube into the mushroom liquid, then squeeze the mushrooms gently to remove any liquid.
• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a shallow saucepan or deep frying pan over a medium flame. Add 1 finely chopped onion and 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, then fry for about 5 mins until soft.
• Stir in 250g chopped chestnut mushrooms and the dried mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and continue to cook for 8 mins until the fresh mushrooms have softened.
• Tip 300g risotto rice into the pan and cook for 1 min. Pour over a 175ml glass of white wine and let it bubble to nothing so the alcohol evaporates.
• Keep the pan over a medium heat and pour in a quarter of the mushroom stock. Simmer the rice, stirring often, until the rice has absorbed all the liquid.
• Add about the same amount of stock again and continue to simmer and stir - it should start to become creamy, plump and tender. By the time the final quarter of stock is added, the rice should be almost cooked.
• Continue stirring until the rice is cooked. If the rice is still undercooked, add a splash of water. Take the pan off the heat, add 25g butter and scatter over 25g grated parmesan or Grana Padano cheese and half a handful of chopped parsley leaves.
• Cover and leave for a few mins so that the rice can take up any excess liquid as it cools a bit. Give the risotto a final stir, spoon into bowls and scatter with the remaining 25g grated cheese and the remaining chopped parsley leaves.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and cook the onion and bacon for 5 mins to soften. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 5 mins until they start to release their juices. Stir in the rice and cook until all the juices have been absorbed.
• Add the stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring well and waiting for most of the stock to be absorbed before adding the next ladleful - it will take about 20 mins for all the stock to be added. Once the rice is cooked, season and serve with the grated Parmesan.