Risotto with Wild Mushrooms
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 10 ingredients
- 1 tb Olive oil
- 1/2 c White wine
- 3/4 ts Pepper
- 1 c Cold water
- 1 c Arborio rice
- 1 ea Portobello mushroom, sliced
- 1/4 c Dried porcini mushrooms
- 1 1/4 ts Salt
- 1/4 c Shallots, chopped
- 4 c Vegetable or other stock
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Bell pepper
High in vitamin C · 83 mg per 100 g, 103% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
11 more authorised claims
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet
High in protein · 1.7 g per 100 g, 25% of the energy from protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Source of vitamin B6 · 0.4 mg per 100 g, 26% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal cysteine synthesis.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
7 more authorised claims
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal protein and glycogen metabolism.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal red blood cell formation.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to the regulation of hormonal activity.
Vitamin B6 is a vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. The body needs vitamin B6 for more than 100 enzyme reactions involved in metabolism. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Pepper, banana, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- 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 & saut 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 saut for 2 minutes.
- 4. Add a ladle of stock (about « 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
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Chef's knife
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Cutting board
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Wooden spoon
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Ladle
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Sieve