Zucchini and porcini risotto
Zucchini and porcini risotto recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1/2 pound zucchini
- Salt
- 1/3 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
- 1/4 pound plum tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 1 celery stalk, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 cups short-grain rice
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons minced chives
- 1 teaspoon torn mint leaves
Recipe method:
- Trim ends of zucchini and place in bowl with cold, lightly salted water to cover. Soak 30 minutes.
- Combine dried mushrooms and just enough hot water to cover in small bowl.
- Soak until mushrooms soften, about 20 minutes. Place another small bowl on top to weight mushrooms until they have absorbed enough water to sink on their own.
- Bring 2 quarts water to boil in large pot.
- Cut shallow X in bottom of tomatoes and add to boiling water.
- Cook 30 seconds, remove and rinse under cold water.
- Peel tomatoes, cut in half and squeeze out seeds and chop coarsely.
- Keep water near boil.
- Shred zucchini on grater or in food processor.
- Drain mushrooms and squeeze dry, reserving soaking water for making soup.
- Chop mushrooms fine.
- Cook garlic, celery, parsley and 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat until celery softens, about 5 minutes.
- Add rice and cook, stirring, until rice sings dryly when stirred across bottom of pan, about 3 minutes.
- Add white wine and cook, stirring, until it evaporates.
- Begin adding boiling water to skillet, 1 cup at a time.
- Cook until each addition of liquid has evaporated, stirring to keep from sticking.
- After 3 cups of water, add shredded zucchini.
- Add 1 more cup water and cook down.
- Add mushrooms and tomatoes and begin adding water 1/2 cup at a time. Total water will be about 5 cups.
- When rice is still slightly chewy but not at all chalky, remove from heat, add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, chives and mint and stir vigorously for 1 minute to mix.
- Season to taste with salt. It will take about 1 teaspoon because of the lack of broth.
- Serve immediately.
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