Sam’s Chop House Risotto de Fungi

sam's chop house

©2010

AuthorDartagnan
DifficultyAdvanced

"a risotto to compliment any meal, or be a meal"

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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time2 hrs 45 mins
 ½ cup Porcini, Royal Trumpet mushrooms, dicedfor porcinis, remove stem and dice caps, and Criminis for a sub if needed
 ½ cup shallots, chopped fine
 3 tbsp unsalted butter
 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 ½ tsp Spice Tribe Porcini Paradisioyou can omit if using Porcinis
 2 cloves garlic, diced find
 ½ cup dry prosecco
 ½ cup sweet onion, chopped on small
 1 cup risotto
 5 cups chicken stock with 1 bay leaf, slow reduced to 4 and almost to a simmer
 1 tbsp chives and scallions, sliced
1

In a small sauté pan, heat 1 tablespoon of butter and a splash of olive oil. Add mushrooms, shallots and Porcini Paradiso, saute for 5 minutes.

2

Add garlic, careful not to burn. Raise heat and deglaze with white wine, let reduce.

3

Drain any pan liquids into chicken stock and set aside.

4

In a large sauté pan sauté onion in oil and butter for 3 minutes.

5

Add risotto, stir constantly for 2-3 minutes. Until it just starts to brown and give off it's fragrance.

6

Next add mushrooms and shallots, mix well.

7

Stir in 1 cup of hot stock. Always stirring and cook until all the liquid is absorbed.

8

Continue same procedure with adding a cup of stock until the risotto is just tender to the bite. Stirring constantly.

9

Once tender, fold in cream until just heated, cover and remove from heat. Let stand until serving immediately.

10

Re-fluff before serving.

11

Garnish with chives and scallions

Ingredients

 ½ cup Porcini, Royal Trumpet mushrooms, dicedfor porcinis, remove stem and dice caps, and Criminis for a sub if needed
 ½ cup shallots, chopped fine
 3 tbsp unsalted butter
 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 ½ tsp Spice Tribe Porcini Paradisioyou can omit if using Porcinis
 2 cloves garlic, diced find
 ½ cup dry prosecco
 ½ cup sweet onion, chopped on small
 1 cup risotto
 5 cups chicken stock with 1 bay leaf, slow reduced to 4 and almost to a simmer
 1 tbsp chives and scallions, sliced

Directions

1

In a small sauté pan, heat 1 tablespoon of butter and a splash of olive oil. Add mushrooms, shallots and Porcini Paradiso, saute for 5 minutes.

2

Add garlic, careful not to burn. Raise heat and deglaze with white wine, let reduce.

3

Drain any pan liquids into chicken stock and set aside.

4

In a large sauté pan sauté onion in oil and butter for 3 minutes.

5

Add risotto, stir constantly for 2-3 minutes. Until it just starts to brown and give off it's fragrance.

6

Next add mushrooms and shallots, mix well.

7

Stir in 1 cup of hot stock. Always stirring and cook until all the liquid is absorbed.

8

Continue same procedure with adding a cup of stock until the risotto is just tender to the bite. Stirring constantly.

9

Once tender, fold in cream until just heated, cover and remove from heat. Let stand until serving immediately.

10

Re-fluff before serving.

11

Garnish with chives and scallions

Sam’s Chop House Risotto de Fungi