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Parmigiano Reggiano and Wild Mushroom Risotto Balls

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  • Traditional Italian arancini served with a refreshing crème fraîche dip.
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Ingredients

  • 1 medium red onion, finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 1 large clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 25g butter
  • 75g shitake mushrooms, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 75g chestnut mushrooms, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 150g Arborio risotto rice
  • 150ml white wine
  • 1/2 pint vegetable stock
  • Finely Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 75g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated Parmigano Reggiano cheese
  • 1 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 100g dry breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • Salt and black pepper

  • For the lemon and crème fraîche dip:

  • 150ml crème fraiche
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 handful Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped parsley
  • Finely Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated zest of 1/2 lemon

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Parmigiano Reggiano and Wild Mushroom Risotto Balls

1. Sweat the onion and garlic in olive oil and butter. Add the mushrooms and cook for a minute before adding in the rice. Stir until the rice is translucent, then add the wine.

2. Once the wine has reduced add in the stock, one ladle at a time until the risotto rice is tender. This should take around 20 minutes.

3. Once the rice is cooked, add the lemon zest, 50g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated Parmigano Reggiano, crème fraiche and season to taste. Leave to cool.

4. Meanwhile, beat together all the ingredients for the garlic lemon crème fraiche dip and season to taste. Cover and refrigerate.

5. Once the risotto is cool, mould it into golf-sized balls with your hands.

6. Mix together the breadcrumbs and 25g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated Parmigano Reggiano cheese with plenty of black pepper.

7. Dip each ball into beaten egg and then into breadcrumbs before carefully lowering into hot oil to deep frying for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper and serve with lemon and crème fraiche dip and plenty more Parmgiano Reggiano cheese.

Cook’s tip: These are perfect both hot and cold, so are great to prepare in advance for your summer picnic feasts.

Recipe courtesy of Parmigiano Reggiano.