Nothing beats homemade risotto! So elegant, rich and oh so velvety-creamy, made with white wine, thyme, and fresh Parmesan.
5 stars (8 ratings)
Ingredients
6cupschicken stock
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
¼cupunsalted butter
1 ½poundsassorted fresh mushrooms, sliced or chopped into bite-size pieces
2shallots, diced
3clovesgarlic, minced
1 ½cupsarborio rice
1tablespoonchopped fresh thyme leaves
½cupdry white wine
½cupfreshly grated Parmesan
Instructions
STOCK MIXTURE: Heat chicken stock and 1 teaspoon salt in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer.
Melt butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add mushrooms and shallots. Cook, stirring often, until tender, about 8 minutes.
Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside 1 cup mushroom mixture; keep warm.
Stir in rice and thyme, stirring constantly, until lightly toasted and fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
Stir in wine, stirring constantly and scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven, until almost completely absorbed, about 1-2 minutes.
Reduce heat to low. Stir in 1 cup STOCK MIXTURE. Cook, stirring constantly, until almost completely absorbed.
Continue adding remaining STOCK MIXTURE, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly and waiting until almost completely absorbed before adding additional STOCK MIXTURE, until al dente, about 20 minutes.
Stir in Parmesan; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Serve immediately with the reserved mushroom mixture and additional Parmesan, if desired.