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                      RISOTTO WITH WILD MUSHROOMS

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Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish                        Italian
               Rice                             Vegetables

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/4   c            Dried porcini mushrooms
  1       c            Cold water
  4       c            Vegetable or other stock
  1       tb           Olive oil
    1/4   c            Shallots, chopped
  1       c            Arborio rice
  1       ea           Portobello mushroom, sliced
  1 1/4   ts           Salt
    3/4   ts           Pepper
    1/2   c            White wine

 1. Soak the porcini in the cold water for 30 minutes.
 Lift the mushrooms from the soaking water, squeezing
 them over the water to return any liquid to the cup;
 dice the mushrooms. Strain the porcini water through a
 fine-mesh sieve and add it to the stock.

 2. Heat the stock until it reaches a low simmer, then
 adjust the heat so that it stays just at the simmering
 point.

 3. Heat the olive oil over low heat in a wide heavy
 pot. Add the shallots & sauté until they begin to
 soften, 3-4 minutes. Add the rice and stir well to
 coat the grains. Add the porcini and portobello
 mushrooms and sauté for 2 minutes.

 4. Add a ladle of stock (about 1/2 cup). Stir until the
 liquid is absorbed. Add the salt and pepper. Keep the
 heat under the rice at medium and the liquid always
 simmering.

 5. After adding 3 or 4 ladles of stock, add the wine.
 Continue to stir frequently and to add a ladle of
 stock at a time. When the rice is almost cooked
 through, in about 20-25 minutes, reduce the amount of
 stock added each time. As soon as the rice is cooked,
 remove it from the heat and serve hot.

 "The Occasional Vegetarian" by Karen Lee.  Posted by
 Diane Lazarus



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