Risotto with porcini and nepitella – Italian Cuisine

Risotto with porcini and nepitella


  • 1 The mushroom broth
  • 10 porcini mushrooms
  • 350 g Carnaroli rice
  • 200 g Parmigiano Reggiano Dop
  • 2 sprigs of nepitella
  • an onion
  • dry white wine
  • butter
  • extra virgin olive oil

For the risotto with porcini and nepitella, finely chop the onion and let it stew in a saucepan with a knob of butter until it becomes soft. Add the rice and toast it for a few minutes, adding another knob of butter. Blend with half a glass of white wine, then begin to wet with the boiling mushroom broth, pouring a ladle at a time, stirring continuously for about 15-18 minutes.
Clean and cut into porcini mushrooms and cook them in a pan with a little oil, keeping aside 4 chapels. Lightly brown the mushrooms for 2-3 minutes, blend with a splash of wine, then add 2 walnuts of butter and lower the heat. Add a couple of tablespoons of broth and finish cooking in 3-4 minutes. Cut the 4 chapels kept aside and brown them separately. Add the braised mushrooms and the nepitella leaves 5 minutes before the risotto is cooked. Mantecatelo with a knob of butter and Parmesan and serve it by completing with the sliced ​​chapels.

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