Dinner · Italian
Mushroom risotto
Slow-stirred, creamy without cream, finished with nutritional yeast and lemon.

Method
- 1
Brown the mushrooms hard in olive oil and set aside - do not crowd the pan.
- 2
Soften onion and garlic, add rice and toast 2 minutes.
- 3
Add hot stock one ladle at a time, stirring, waiting for each to absorb before the next.
- 4
After about 20 minutes, when the rice is creamy but still has bite, fold in the mushrooms.
- 5
Finish off the heat with nutritional yeast, lemon, olive oil and parsley.
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