Cheat’s Risotto

Name: Cheat’s Risotto
Ingredients: 50 g butter; 2 banana shallots, finely chopped; 250 g chestnut mushrooms, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 5 thyme sprigs, leaves picked; 200 g risotto rice; 100 ml dry white wine; 800 ml hot mushroom stock (you can also use vegetable or chicken stock); 800 ml hot mushroom stock (you can also use vegetable or chicken stock); 800 ml hot mushroom stock (you can also use vegetable or chicken stock); 75 g Parmesan, finely grated; handful of fresh basil, roughly chopped; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Snacks

By Gabriella English

Published 2026

About

Ingredients

50 g butter
2 banana shallots, finely chopped
250 g

Snack
Vegetarian
December

Method

Melt half the butter in a wide, high-sided frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and mushrooms and fry, stirring regularly, until softened and starting to colour, about 8 to 10 minutes. Lower the heat slightly, then add the garlic and thyme and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir through the risotto rice, then pour in the wine. Allow the wine to evaporate, then pour in the stock. Se