Pumpkin Risotto!

Hello Everyone!

So I made Risotto for the first time and since I love pumpkin it had to be Pumpkin Risotto with Porcini mushrooms!

First the ingredients needed, for about 3-4 servings!

We will be using everything here.
1 Liter of vegetable stock
1 Small apple
2 tbsp of Maple Syrup
1 Butternut pumpkin
1,5 dl of white wine
A few leafs of sage
1 fist of dried porcini (Karl Johan svamp)
2 cloves of garlic
1 Onion
100 grams of good parmesan
1 bag of Carnaroli risotto rice

First off: Dice the onion into small pieces.

Dice the onions cloves very fine

put the mushrooms in water to soak

split your pumpkin into 2 halves and take out its "guts"

Peel and dice the apple into wedges.

Dice one half of the pumpkin into big chunks and put into the oven with salt, apple and some sage at 225 degrees celsius.

Dice the other half of the pumpkin into smaller cubes and fry with some butter and the maple syrup and some sage.

Should look like this when done and be a bit crispy. Very tasty!

Then we make risotto!
Onions and butter until translucent.

Then add risotto rice and stir stir stir constantly on high heat. Making a good risotto is not hard but there are some basic steps on how to make it. Read up on the web if you are unfamiliar!!

After a few minutes the rice changes consistency, thats when you add your wine and let it cook out then you add stock as you go. Important is to stir!
You can add some water from your mushrooms here as well if you want too.

Also Important to taste here to get the right texture of the rice, should be al dente without being under cooked!

Take the pumpkin and apple mixture out of oven when done (golden brown, test it like you would potatoes, should be soft) and puree them!

Fry your mushrooms without the water with garlic and butter. Save the water they where in!

When the rice is almost done add your pumpkin puree and fry until rice is done!

Then add your fried pumpkin and grated Parmesan cheese and stir until well mixed and wonderful!

Serve! Put rice and then garnish with your fried mushrooms, some more Parmesan and sage leaves for "The looks".

So pretty!

Hope I was clear in my instructions otherwise just ask. This was probably one of the most time consuming things I have made in "active time" where I had to stand by the stove and stir stir stir. There are no shortcuts to the perfect risotto!

But it was so so worth it, according to me this is in my top 5 things I have ever made and now I need to make more Risottos! So many good mixtures and recipes I wan't to try!

//Stay full my friends!