This bacon and mushroom risotto recipe is a savoury treat. The three-grains give it real bite.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 tbsp Waitrose Cooks’ Ingredients Chopped Shallots (frozen) or 4 shallots, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 250g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 5 streaky bacon rashers, sliced
- 140g Riso Gallo 3 Grains Italian Rice, Spelt and Barley
- 500ml vegetable or chicken stock, hot
- Small bunch of fresh flatleaf parsley, leaves roughly chopped
Method
- 1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan over a low heat and cook the shallots and garlic for 5 minutes until soft. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- 2. Add the remaining oil to the pan, add the mushrooms and bacon, then fry over a high heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. Add the three-grain rice to the pan with the cooked shallot and garlic mixture. Stir well.
- 3. Add the stock a ladleful at a time, and cook the risotto over a medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring continuously and allowing each ladleful to be absorbed before adding the next.
- 4. Finish with chopped parsley and ground black pepper.
Chef's tip
To make this extra-indulgent, stir through blue cheese.