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Mushroom buckwheat risotto
Serves 4
Easy
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A filling veggie risotto using buckwheat and porcini mushrooms for a rich, earthy flavour
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- 45g butter
- 1 banana shallotfinely chopped
- 2 big garlic clovesfinely chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 300g buckwheat
- 150ml white wine
- 15g dried porcinimushrooms soaked in 800ml water, drained, liquid reserved and mushrooms chopped
- 200g Portobello mushroomssliced
- 250g chestnut mushroomssliced
For the buraczki
- 200g cooked beetrootgrated
- 100ml crème fraîche
- 1 tbsp creamed horseradish
- ½ small pack dillleaves chopped, plus some fronds to serve
- juice ½ lemon
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal557
- fat21g
- saturates13g
- carbs72g
- sugars8g
- fibre5g
- protein11g
- salt0.5g
Method
step 1
Mix all the ingredients for the buraczki together in a bowl with some seasoning, then set aside.
step 2
Melt 15g of the butter in a sauté pan over a medium heat. Add the shallot and a pinch of salt and cook for 8 mins until softened but not coloured, stirring occasionally. Stir in the garlic and bay leaf, cook for 1 min more, then tip in the buckwheat. Toast the grain for 1 min then pour in the wine. Once the wine has nearly reduced, add some of the mushroom liquor and stir until absorbed.
step 3
Continue to gradually add the liquor and stir occasionally until all the liquor has been used and the buckwheat is tender but with a slight bite. This will take 20 mins.
step 4
Meanwhile, heat the remaining butter in a frying pan over a high heat. Add the mushrooms and fry for 5 mins until all the liquid has evaporated and they are golden. Don’t worry if the butter goes brown – this adds a welcome nutty taste.
step 5
Add the mushrooms to the risotto, give it a good stir and season to taste. Serve in bowls topped with the buraczki and some dill fronds.
