Risotto with Wild Mushrooms and White Truffle Oil

Preparation info
  • Serves

    3 to 4

    as a Lunch Dish
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking: Traditional and Modern Recipes to Savor and Share

By Paula Wolfert

Published 2009

  • About

Risotto cooks beautifully in clay. Try it in a flameware or La Chamba casserole or in a traditional Italian umidiera. I urge you to try your favorite risotto recipe in clay. If you do, you may never go back to a conventional pot. This unusual recipe is especially rich, due to the combination of dried and fresh porcini mushrooms, enriched with a slab of creamy fontina cheese. The effect of the lightly fermented fontina on the mushrooms creates a wonderful earthy flavor and woodland ar