Best Risotto Portobello Recipes

PORTOBELLO RISOTTO WITH MASCARPONE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat water and broth and keep warm. In a large saucepan, saute shallots and garlic in oil for 2-3 minutes or until shallots are tender. Add the rice, thyme, salt and pepper; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in wine. Cook and stir until all of the liquid is absorbed. , Add heated broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Allow the liquid to absorb between additions. Cook just until risotto is creamy and rice is almost tender. (Cooking time is about 20 minutes.) , Add mushrooms and Parmesan cheese; stir gently until cheese is melted. Garnish each serving with a heaping tablespoon of mascarpone. Serve immediately. Freeze option: Before adding mascarpone cheese, freeze cooled risotto mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Garnish as directed.

RISOTTO-STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place vinaigrette in a large resealable plastic bag; add the mushrooms. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes., Drain and discard marinade. Place mushroom caps in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 15-20 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat broth and keep warm. In a Dutch oven, saute the onions, peppers, pine nuts and garlic in butter until tender, about 3 minutes. Add rice; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes. Carefully stir in 1 cup warm broth. Cook and stir until all of the broth is absorbed., Add remaining broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Allow the liquid to absorb between additions. Cook until risotto is creamy and rice is almost tender. (Cooking time is about 20 minutes.), Stir in 1/2 cup cheese, parsley and pepper. Place 3/4 cup risotto in each mushroom cap. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; serve immediately.

RISOTTO PORTOBELLO

Steps:

• Heat the broth and keep it warm. Reserve a half cup to reconstitute the saffron. Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in the skillet and add the onion, stirring until it is soft, 4-5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook on low heat, until mushrooms are soft. Add the rice and stir quickly for a minute or two until the rice is translucent and well coated with butter. Stir in the wine and keep stirring until it is almost absorbed. Add the saffron broth and stir. Keep stirring and add broth 1/2 cup at a time for about 20 minutes. Taste for doneness and make sure it isn't chalky. If needed, use more broth than called for. When you add the last of the broth, add the other tablespoon of butter and the parmesan and whip it through. Taste, adjust the seasoning and sprinkle with more parmesan if desired. Serve at once.

GRILLED VEGETABLE BARLEY "RISOTTO" WITH MARINATED PORTOBELLO STEAK

Steps:

• Mix oil and garlic. In a large bowl, toss the oil with all the vegetables and season well with salt and pepper. On a hot grill, mark and cook the vegetables. Place all the vegetables back in same bowl and seal with plastic wrap to finish cooking. When the vegetables are cool chop everything except the scallions into small pieces and pour any leftover liquid into the vegetable stock. In a 1 quart saucier, add a little butter and saute the shallots. Add the barley and saute for 5 minutes until the barley gets a little 'toasty.' Ladle in stock, one ladle at a time, (like making risotto). Continue adding stock until the barley gets 'creamy.' Season. Add back the vegetables and heat thoroughly. Add the cheese. Check for seasoning.
• In a large pasta bowl, place a mound of barley on the top half of the plate. Slice the Marinated Portobello Mushrooms like it was a steak. Fan out in front of barley and garnish with Basil Oil and basil sprig.
• Mix all together, taste for seasoning and marinate mushroom caps for 1 hour. On a very hot grill, mark and cook caps until hot in the middle.
• In very salted water, blanch basil and spinach for 30 seconds, or until very soft, yet still green. Plunge in ice bath and squeeze out water. Blend at high speed and add salt and the oil. Cover blender and blend for 3 to 4 minutes or until the cup becomes warm.