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Wild Mushroom Risotto

Wild Mushroom Risotto recipe

“W” in our Vegetarian Alphabet… OK we’ve had to bend the rules a little as our Mushrooms weren’t actually foraged as it the wrong time of year for most of them. But you get the idea I hope?

Today’s bit of useless information. Auricularia auricula-judae go by many common names. As you can see by their Latin name “Wood Ears” is one of the more polite versions. “Jews Ears” is the older and now generally redundant version. Legend has it that Judas Iscariot hung himself from an Elder Tree after betraying Jesus. The Elder is the favoured host species, so the similarity to ears and legend combined to give this interesting like Fungus it’s name. In fact there’s likely to be very little truth in this particular legend as Elder prefer colder and wetter conditions, also the wood if very brittle and doesn’t support much weight before snapping. But who am I to question an good myth?!

Ingredients:-

Wild Mushrooms (We had a pack of dried Auricularia auricula-judae from the local Chinese Supermarket and a pick of Woodland Mushrooms from the Supermarket)
Vegetable Stock
1 Large Onion, finely chopped
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
Risotto Rice
A Small (125ml) bottle of White Wine
Butter (Or Margarine)
Fresh Parsley to garnish
Grated Italian style Cheese
Lemon Juice
Salt & Pepper to season
Olive Oil
Dried Thyme

Method:-

(1) If you are using dried Mushrooms rehydrate them according to the instructions.
(2) Fry the Mushrooms in Butter or Margarine and set aside.
(3) Add more Butter (Margarine) and Olive Oil to the frying pan.
(4) Gently fry the Onions until they are translucent.
(5) Add the Rice dry and stir it to coat.
(6) Add the Wine and simmer to reduce whilst stirring regularly.
(7) Add the Garlic and Thyme.
(8) Add the Stock little by little stirring continuously.
(9) Once to liquid has been absorbed add the Mushrooms and stir well.
(10) Just before serving stir in the Italian Style grated Cheese.
(11) Season with Salt & Pepper to taste.
(12) Plate up and squeeze a little Lemon juice over and garnish with fresh Parsley.

 

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Italian Style Vegetarian Pizza with a Yorkshire twist

We like to set ourselves little challenges and the latest is our “Vegetarian Alphabet”. We got to “I” without too much difficultly (Click here) but “I” proved to be a bit of a problem. Sue came up with Inka Berries which a a form of dehydrated Physalis and we had plans for a chutney. But due to Lock-Down we are very limited for places we can buy from locally and they turned out to be impossible to get without buying a large bag on-line, which kind of defeats the £4 and meal concept.

So back to an old favourite with a couple of twists. (1) We would normally have some form of meat on a Giant Yorkshire Pudding Pizza! (2) We actually made the Mozzarella by hand and it was very authentic taste wise.

Ingredients for the Giant Yorkshire Pudding Pizza Batter:-

40g Plain (Gluten free) Flour
80g Cornflour
150ml Milk
3 Eggs
Salt & Pepper
Oil - for the tray

Method:-

(1) Heat a deep sided oven try in the oven to 220c with quite a bit of Oil
(2) Whisk the butter vigorously.
(3) Pour into the smoking hot tray and return to the oven as quickly as possible.
(4) Cook at 220c for 30 to 40 minutes until risen and golden brown.
(5) Remove, drain and allow to cool.
(6) Add Tomato based sauce to the bottom.
(7) Layer your sliced vegetables. We used Onions, Mushrooms and a Red Pepper.
(8) add lots of  Mozzarella and sprinkle with dried mixed Herb.
(9) Return to the oven until the Cheese has melted and slightly browned.

We dressed ours with a few pickled Chive heads and some fresh Parsley.
 

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