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Risotto with mushrooms and cheese

Mushroom and Parmesan Risotto

This famous Italian dish is one you'll happily make again and again! Risotto is one of the most popular rice dishes of Northern Italy, and its appeal is breaking records across Europe — as so much of Italian cooking does. Making mushroom-and-Parmesan risotto takes no special skills and very little effort, yet it lets you treat the people you love to a truly delicious taste of Italy. Start to finish, it takes only about an hour and a half. And if you're watching your figure and counting calories, this risotto fits right in — a single serving runs just 200 kcal.

Olga

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Parmesan

100

Tomatoes

Button mushrooms

100

Carrot

Vegetable oil

Onion

Rice (cooked long-grain)

200

Broth (meat)

Saffron

Salt

Ground black pepper

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 16 % 5 g

Fats 29 % 9 g

Carbohydrates 55 % 17 g

156 kcal

GI: 24 / 76 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min

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How do you make mushroom-and-Parmesan risotto? Let's get right to it. Rinse and peel the onion and carrot. (A tip to keep the onion from stinging your eyes: set an open salt shaker next to the cutting board.) Cut the vegetables into small, neat pieces and add them to a hot pan with vegetable oil. Sauté until the onion turns golden and translucent and the carrot starts to take on color. Add the pre-cooked rice and fry it until it looks glossy and translucent. Pour the meat broth into the pan with the rice and vegetables, season with salt and pepper to taste, and simmer over low heat until tender. While the rice simmers, stir the grated Parmesan together with the saffron, then fold it into the cooked rice and pop it in the oven for 3–4 minutes. Now for the tomatoes and mushrooms: cut them into small pieces and fry in vegetable oil. To serve, spread the rice on a flat plate and arrange the tomatoes and mushrooms nicely on top. Your mushroom-and-Parmesan risotto is ready! Enjoy!
Important! For rice dishes that turn out great every time, read the article on how to choose the right rice and the secrets to cooking it.
For how to substitute one type of cheese for another in your dishes, see this article.
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