Mushroom Risotto
by Tavolino
A classic, creamy, and flavorful autumn first course, prepared with a mix of fresh mushrooms such as porcini, chanterelles, button mushrooms, and portobello, finished with butter and cheese.

Ingredients
- Carnaroli rice 320 g
- Porcini mushrooms 180 g
- Chanterelle mushrooms 100 g
- Button mushrooms 100 g
- Portobello mushrooms 100 g
- White onions 50 g
- Garlic 1 clove
- Vegetable broth to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil to taste
- Fine salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Grana Padano PDO 60 g
- Cold butter 60 g
Preparation
- 1
Heat the vegetable broth and keep it warm.
- 2
Clean the 180 g of porcini, 100 g of chanterelles, 100 g of button mushrooms, and 100 g of portobello mushrooms, removing any dirt.
- 3
Cut the mushrooms into cubes or slices, removing the gills from the portobellos.
- 4
Finely chop the 50 g of white onion.
- 5
In a pan, heat a drizzle of oil with 1 clove of garlic.
- 6
Add the mushrooms, season with salt, and cook over high heat for 8 minutes.
- 7
Remove the garlic from the mushrooms and set them aside.
- 8
In the same pan, heat more oil and sauté the onion until translucent.
- 9
Add the 320 g of Carnaroli rice and toast it, stirring until the grains are hot.
- 10
Deglaze with a ladle of hot broth and continue cooking, adding more broth as it is absorbed.
- 11
3 minutes before the end, add the cooked mushrooms to the rice and add black pepper to taste.
- 12
Turn off the heat, add 60 g of cold butter and 60 g of Grana Padano.
- 13
Stir vigorously to combine everything and serve immediately.