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Mushroom & Barley Risotto
dinner

Mushroom & Barley Risotto

Pearled barley stirred slowly with mushrooms, onion and parmesan — risotto’s chewier cousin.

8min prep
40min cook
mediumdifficulty

Ingredients

  • 800 g cooked pearled barley (~250 g dry)
  • 400 g mushrooms, sliced
  • 120 g onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1½ tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 40 g parmesan
  • parsley
  • 3 g salt

Method

  1. Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil 4 min.
  2. Add mushrooms; cook 6 min until they release their water.
  3. Add barley; toast 1 min. Add hot vegetable broth a ladle at a time, stirring, 30 min.
  4. Fold in parmesan, parsley and a tab of butter.