Name: Risotto with Porcini (Risotto al Porcini)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms; 5 cups homemade meat broth or ½ each beef and chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 5 cups water; 1¾ cups rice for risotto (Arborio, Carnaroli, or Vialone Nano); ⅓ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; Salt; ½ medium yellow onion; 3 tablespoons butter

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
5 cups homemade meat broth or ½

Method

Put the dried porcini in a bowl, cover with water, and soak for at least 15 minutes.
Put the broth in a pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to maintain a very gentle simmer.
While the porcini are soaking, peel and finely chop the onion.
When the porcini are ready, put the onion and 2