Buttery Mushroom Thyme & Goat Cheese Risotto
Servings:
4 servings
prep time:
20 mins
cook time:
30 mins
Total time:
50 mins
Ingredients
for the broth
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¾ cup dried mushrooms
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2 teaspoons peppercorns
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3 bay leaves
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2 teaspoons dried thyme
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1 teaspoon oregano
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pinch salt and pepper
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6 cups water
for the rest
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Vermont Creamery Sea Salt Cultured Butter
2 tablespoons
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drizzle olive oil
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1 yellow onion, diced
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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1 ½ cups risotto rice
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¾ cup white wine
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¼ cup grated parmesan
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Vermont Creamery Mascarpone
2 tablespoons
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1 cup mixed mushrooms
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a few sprigs of thyme
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Vermont Creamery Classic Goat Cheese
2 ounces
Directions
- Make mushroom broth by combining all ingredients in large pot and bringing to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 30 min or until broth has become rich brown. Strain through mesh strainer and set mushroom stock aside.
- Add butter, thyme and mushrooms to skillet. Season with salt and pepper and let cook for about 8 min or until mushrooms have released liquid and browned. Transfer to bowl and set aside half for topping. Chop up other half to be added to risotto at the end.
- Dice onion and mince garlic. Add olive oil to a deep, large skillet. Add onion and season with salt. Cook until translucent, then add garlic and cook for another minute or so.
- Add rice, stirring so that grains toast but do not burn. Once all grains are coated in oil, deglaze pan with wine, allowing it to cook off.
- Slowly add mushroom stock a little at a time. About ⅓ cup at a time, add stock and let absorb. Keep doing this until rice has cooked (give it a little taste test) it should take about 20 min or so.
- Fold in mascarpone, grated parmesan and chopped mushrooms. Top with dollops of goat cheese, the rest of the mushrooms and a few leaves of thyme. Enjoy!
