Ingredients
"Any risotto that can hold anything on top of it isn't risotto.''
- 2 leek, roughly sliced
- pearl barley
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 wineglasses of water
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 1 knob of butter
- 40 g olive oil
- local cream soft cheese
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Thyme
- 1 Handful parsley
- cheddar cheese, cubed roughly
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Spatula TM5/TM6
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Soak barley in water overnight.
Next day, strain off the water and set aside the barley.Chop leek and garlic in 20g of olive oil in TMX bowl - 2 minutes at 100 degrees on speed 2 with MC off. Set aside. a chopped onion in olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
Chop onion and parsley in TMX bowl - 5 seconds on speed 5 with MC on. Saute 2 minutes at 100 degrees on speed 2 with MC off.
Add saffron, barley and wine. Stir through onion for 2 minutes at 100 degrees on speed 2 - MC on. Barley should be glossy.
Add dried porcini mushrooms, vegetable stock concentrate and water. Set the TMX to do the stirring - 15 minutes on 100 degrees at speed 2 - and let the liquid bubble away while you do something else.
Finally, add shiitake mushrooms and cook for a further 2 minutes at 100 degrees on speed 2. Pour into Thermoserver and let rest for five minutes before serving.
"You imagine every rice is like a soldier and full of starch and you want to ooze all that out.''
Tip
Wholegrains like barley provide fibre, iron, zinc and B group vitamins, along with being low GI.
Thermomix Model
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Recipe is created for
TM 31
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