Earthy Delights Recipe
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Roast Turkey Risotto with MushroomsThere's something very elegant about risotto, without even doing anything else. Most people are unaware of just exactly what risotto is. In case you're just becoming initiated to this wonderful dish, it's a method of cooking rice slowly, adding the cooking liquid gradually, so that the starch in the rice forms a creamy texture. Risotto, if prepared correctly, will not hold its own shape. It's often served in a separate dish. It's absolutely delicious when prepared with fresh wild mushrooms, onio
Ingredients:
2 cups leftover turkey, chopped
6 cups turkey or chicken stock
1 tablespoon butter
1 small onion, minced
1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
1/2 cup white wine, dry
1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 pound Brown Clamshell mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed, and sliced
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Sea salt & freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
Preparation:
Pour the broth into a soup kettle and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and bring the broth to a simmer.
Sauté the onion in the tablespoon of butter over medium heat in a separate skillet. Add the rice, stirring to coat with the butter and onion.
Add the wine and bring to a boil. Stir the mixture until the wine evaporates. Reduce the heat over the skillet. Add the hot broth to the rice about one cup at a time, stirring constantly after each addition. Do not add the next cup of broth until the liquid from the first addition is nearly evaporated.
While the risotto is cooking, sauté the clamshell mushrooms in the olive oil. Cook until the mushrooms sweat and wilt.
Stir the thyme and the turkey into the rice mixture. Add the rest of the broth and continue to stir. When the liquid is absorbed, add the cooked mushrooms and heat through.
Serve in shallow bowls and sprinkle with Kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and Parmesan cheese
Directions:
There's something very elegant about risotto, without even doing anything else. Most people are unaware of just exactly what risotto is. In case you're just becoming initiated to this wonderful dish, it's a method of cooking rice slowly, adding the cooking liquid gradually, so that the starch in the rice forms a creamy texture. Risotto, if prepared correctly, will not hold its own shape. It's often served in a separate dish. It's absolutely delicious when prepared with fresh wild mushrooms, onions, cheese, or vegetables.