By Gabriele Caglio
Risotto - Mushrooms and saffron
7 steps
Prep:20minCook:30min
Risotto is one of the main Italian traditional dishes. Perfect for dinner with family and friends, it is versatile, and you can combine it with a lot of ingredients. This version is with mushrooms and saffron.
Updated at: Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:48:38 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
62
Moderate
Glycemic Load
36
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories439.1 kcal (22%)
Total Fat17.1 g (24%)
Carbs56.8 g (22%)
Sugars3.3 g (4%)
Protein9.8 g (20%)
Sodium1201.3 mg (60%)
Fiber2.2 g (8%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
1 servings
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare the vegetable stock and keep it hot.
Pot
Lid
vegetable stock100ml
Step 2
Chop onions, garlic, parsley and the mushrooms' stems until they are quite small, so they can melt while cooking. Cut the mushrooms in slices and keep aside the other vegetables.
Cutting Board
Knife
Bowl
shallot20g
parsley
garlic
mushrooms50g
Step 3
Put a couple of spoon of olive oil in a large pan and when is hot ease down the shallot and stir for few minutes. When you see that the shallot is becoming translucent, add the rice.
Pot
Wooden Spoon
carnaroli rice60g
shallot20g
parsley
olive oil
mushrooms50g
Step 4
Once the rice is translucent, pour the white wine into the pan and let it evaporate completely. At this point, decrease the heat and poor a couple of spoon on vegetables stock, stir one minute and let the rice absorb the liquids.
Ladle
Wooden Spoon
carnaroli rice60g
white wine30ml
vegetable stock100ml
Step 5
While the risotto is getting ready, take a pan and poor some olive olive oil in it. Ease down the mushrooms and the garlic and stir. Add salt, pepper and the parsley and cook until the mushrooms are soft.
Pan
Wooden Spoon
parsley
garlic
olive oil
mushrooms50g
salt
pepper
Step 6
Add the saffron and a bit of salt and cook the rice for about 18 or 20 minutes. When you half way the cooking time, add the mushrooms too.
Every now and then, add the broth to your risotto and stir gently.
Wooden Spoon
Ladle
saffron
mushrooms50g
vegetable stock100ml
salt
Step 7
When the rice is soft and creamy, switch of the heat and add some grated parmesan to the risotto and stir for a couple of minutes before to serve it.
Wooden Spoon
grated parmesan
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