Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, risotto with leeks, mushrooms & parmesan crisps. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Heat the olive oil in a saute pan. Add the garlic and cook another minute. The result: savory, warming risotto, with mushrooms and leeks. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy) Risotto is very easy to cook, just be sure you stir it frequently — it sticks to the bottom of your pot otherwise! And, of course, it's all the stirring that breaks down the rice to create the smooth, creamy "sauce" of a good risotto..
Risotto with leeks, mushrooms & Parmesan crisps is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Risotto with leeks, mushrooms & Parmesan crisps is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook risotto with leeks, mushrooms & parmesan crisps using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Risotto with leeks, mushrooms & Parmesan crisps:
- Make ready Risotto:
- Take 2 Leeks
- Make ready 250 g Chestnut mushrooms
- Take Handful dried wild mushrooms, (optional)
- Prepare 1 clove garlic
- Get 300 g Arborio risotto rice
- Get 2 stock pots Chicken stock
- Get Tablespoon Parmesan, grated
- Take 75 g Soft Blue cheese (Castello)
- Get Handful Pine nuts
- Take Handful Rocket leaves
- Take Salt & pepper to season
- Prepare Knob butter
- Prepare Parmesan Crisps:
- Get 5 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
- Make ready 5 tablespoons cheddar cheese
- Prepare 2 tablespoons plain flour
- Make ready Salt & pepper to season
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Steps to make Risotto with leeks, mushrooms & Parmesan crisps:
- Chop the leeks and mushrooms, crush the garlic and heat gently in a deep pan with the butter.
- Mix the stock with 1 litre boiling water
- Add the rice, half of the stock and the dried mushrooms to the leeks. Cook on a medium heat. Add the remaining stock during cooking.
- Heat the pine nuts on a tray until golden brown.
- Roughly chop the blue cheese & add with the Parmesan when the risotto is cooked. Stir in & serve.
- Add the rocket, pine nuts and parmesan crisps.
- Parmesan Crisps:
- Mix ingredients in a bowl.
- Create 4 circles on an oven tray, approx. 6cm wide. Heat in the oven at 200 Celcius for approx. 8 minutes.
- Use a flat spatula to place warm crisps on a rolling pin, wrap with cling film, cool.
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