RISOTTO W/PORCINI

RISOTTO W/PORCINI image

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

3/4 oz dried porcini
4 tb butter
1 tb olive oil
1/3 cup diced onion (about 1/2 medium onion)
3/4 cup grated parmesan
4 cups chicken broth or stock
1/2 cup white wine or marsala
1.5 cups arborio rice

Steps:

place mushrooms in 1 cup very hot water for 30 minutes strain liquid into broth chop mushrooms bring broth and mushroom liquid to boil and keep at simmer heat 3 tb butter and the oil in large skillet or casserole saute onion until translucent add rice; stir 1 minute until rice is coted with butter/oil add wine/marsala and boil down add mushrooms add stock 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until liquid is almost absorbed (setting timer for 2 minutes between broth additions will make this come out; all the broth should be added after 18 minutes) reserve a little broth; add it and remaining butter at very end stir in parmesan; garnish with chopped parsley if desired