Smoked Mushroom Risotto with Smoked Parmesan Crisps

Serves 2

Smoked Mushroom Risotto with Smoked Parmesan Crisps recipe – The Artisan Food Trail

Tim Matthews from The Artisan Smokehouse is constantly experimenting with different foods, often smoking some quite unusual ingredients at the request of chefs and foodies, for them to try. Never having had smoked mushrooms before, we were excited when Tim gave us a pack to test. He also gave us a slim wedge of smoked Parmesan too and making a risotto immediately sprang to mind.

Usually wine is used when making a risotto, but in honour of The Artisan Smokehouse’s location, we chose a dry Suffolk cider which worked perfectly with the subtle smokiness in the creamy rice.

Ingredients

  • 15g dried smoked mushrooms
  • 85g smoked parmesan cheese, finely grated
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 stick celery, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely crushed
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
  • 170g arborio rice
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • half a glass dry cider
  • 500ml hot chicken stock, it’s fine to use a stock cube
  • knob of butter

Method

Place the dried smoked mushrooms into a bowl and pour over boiled water to just cover and leave to soak for 30 minutes.

Drain the mushrooms, reserving the liquid, taking care to leave any grit behind. Pat the mushrooms dry.

Now make the smoked parmesan crisps. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

Line a baking sheet with non-stick baking paper.

Spoon the grated cheese into eight neat mounds and grind over some fresh black pepper. Bake the cheese in the oven for five minutes or until melted and golden-brown. Remove them from the oven and leave to cool and harden.

Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan and add the onion, garlic and celery and cook until the raw smell disappears from the onions. Be careful not to let them burn – you just want them to be pale and translucent.

Stir in the thyme and tip in the rice and fry gently, whilst stirring, so that the rice becomes completely coated.

Then add the cider. Keep stirring until all the liquid has been absorbed. Season generously with black pepper.

Now add a little of the stock and on a gentle heat keep stirring the rice, as it cooks, to release its starch and give a creamy texture. When the rice has absorbed all the liquid, add more stock. Continue to stir. You will need to repeat this process until all the stock is used up. The risotto is done when the rice has increased in volume. It should have a lightly nutty bite to it and also be moist with a liquid creamy sauce.

Keep the risotto on a low heat while you melt the knob of butter in a frying pan. Add the mushrooms and sauté them until they are slightly golden, tip them into the risotto (saving some of the best looking ones for garnish) along with the butter and mix in well.

Serve in bowls topped with the smoked parmesan crisps and the rest of the mushrooms.

Notes on ingredients

As previously mentioned, the place to get smoked mushrooms and smoked parmesan is The Artisan Smokehouse. This Suffolk small producer chooses to smoke over maple wood for a subtle flavour with sweetness.

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