Porcini mushrooms risotto is one of my favourite Italian rice-based dish since it got a earthy porcini fragrance. Porcini mushrooms or Boletus edulis, commonly known as penny bun or cepes. Considered as a pricey gourmet mushrooms in many western cuisines, and is commonly prepared and eaten in soups, pasta, or risotto. Porcini mushrooms most often dried, packaged and distributed worldwide. Drying keeping its flavour and it is then reconstituted by soaking in water and used in cooking. Porcini mushrooms got meaty texture, with a smooth and creamy nutty flavour, and also earthy pleasant aroma.
I purchased a couple pack of Borde Cepes-Extra Porcini Mushrooms or dried porcini/cepes mushrooms in Grand Lucky Supermarket, Jakarta, for about 5 USD for tiny 28 gr package. Pretty pricey, but i guess it’s worht for the price, besides, it’s not easy to find a gourmet mushrooms in Indonesia, even in Jakarta. I guess this is away cheaper than porcini mushrooms that i’m use fo making Smoked Lamb Chop with PORCINI Mushrooms Crusted, Saffron Polenta and Chicken Ballotine Recipe with Spinach, Minced Chicken and Porcini Mushrooms Powder Stuffing that i’m brought from Ebay.
I’m using short grain brown rise because i’m concern about my weight lately. Brown rice is got it’s outer hull removed, but the underlying bran and germ layers are left on the grain. This made brown rice is more nutritious than white rice because the bran contains vitamins, minerals and oils. It also has more fiber than white rice. The glycemic index of brown rice slightly lowerthen white rice, but since the brown rice got additional fiber and nutrients contains, you may eat less and your stomach is fullfilled longer within and thus have a lower glycemic load from brown rice. Brown rice more expensive than common white rice, partly due to its relatively low supply and difficulty of storage and transport. Brown rice should be placed in dark, airthight and cold place because it can easily oxidized and ruined in a room temperature, that’s why you should refrigerate it in a tupperware or another airthight box if you lived in tropical country like Indonesia.
For the crispy smoked chicken breast topping, i made it from scratch. The recipe and process similiar to my Homemade Smoked Beef and Tea Smoked Salmon. The chicken breast is cured with salt and spices for about 3 days and then smoked in a wok with a mixture of rice, tea and some wood chips as a smoke agent. Right after the smoking process was completed, i sliced it thinly and sprayed it with some EVOO and let it oven baked in 180°C for about 10 minutes until crispy.
Brown Rice & Porcini Mushrooms Rosotto Recipe:
- 1 cups Brown Rice (any short grain rice), soaked 30 minutes before cooking
- 1 pack dried porcini mushrooms (28 gr), soaked overnight with 1 cup water (DO NOT discard the soaking liquid)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 50 gr blue cheese (about 4 tbsp), or any kind of cheee
- salt and pepper to taste
Instruction:
- In a medium saucepan bring the broth and soaking liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer.
- In another medium saucepan, heat up the butter and olive oil.
- Add the chopped onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until tender, for about 3 minutes.
- Add the porcini mushrooms and and stirring occasionally, until wilted and tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the brown rice and stir to combine thoroughly and to ensure that each grain of rice is coated with butter.
- Add the wine and cook, stirring, until the liquid is absorbed.
- Add 1 cup of the broth and cook, stirring, until liquid is absorbed.
- Repeat with a second cup of broth. After that batch is absorbed repeat with 1/2 cup amounts until the rice is tender, about 25 minutes total.
- Stir in the blue cheese
- Serve the brown rice and porcini mushrooms risotto immediately with crispy smoked chicken breast
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I love risotto but always feel guilty eating so much of it. I like how you used brown rice to make it more nutritious 😀
Brown rice = beras merah ya?. Pakai wine jadi wangi ya. Cara membuat mudah, pegen praktekin ah 😉 .
bukan kak, beras merah itu red rice..hehehe
Emang klo pake dry rice wine harumnya beda, lbh suegeeer……
Porcini mushrooms are my absolute favorite. They are expensive wherever you go-except maybe Italy. But they give so much flavor! Great dish.
Ngiler. Hahaha.
I used to always order risotto when we went to a restaurant, but then I saw a chef demo down at the Seminole Resort in Florida where the chef added almost 500g of butter to serve four! Now I will only make it at home. I adore barley ‘risotto’, it cooks up similarly creamy as the arborio rice. Your dish looks fabulous!
I love risotto but never made it with brown rice. It looks absolutely delicious Dedy!
If mushroom risotto is on the menu, everyone knows I’ll order it. I love this dish and it’s beautifully photographed.
This is another wonderful dish that you prepared and photographed.
Your risotto looks lovely 😀
Cheers
CCU
I love porcini and this risotto sounds and looks delicious!
I love porcini in this risoto and crispy chicken breast sound perfect together,looks delicious 🙂 You ask me about walnuts price here in the US,seem like it’s more expensive there Hmmhh ?
Agghhh I am drooling over this at my desk.
I’ve never made risotto with brown rice. I should – it has great flavor, and is healthier. Love porcini in anything, but particularly risotto! Terrific recipe – thanks.
What a delicious meal…Love everything in there and so irresistible.
You are absolutely right about the deep, earthy flavor of porcini mushrooms – pretty delicious and hard to beat. I also never made a risotto with brown rice before but it looks like a wonderful recipe, especially with the crispy smoked chicken on top.
The layer of crispy chicken on top is divine. Nice combo and all of it is my fav especially nasi which I can’t say no to.
Porcini mushrooms are my favorite by far. You paired them so well in this recipe! Really wonderful meal!
Yum – I love porcini and often use them to beef up the flavour of mushroom soup or to Dd depth of flavour to risotto. I love that you’ve used brown rice here,
This looks lovely! Yum!
What a yummy, flavor packed risotto! It looks terrific!
Oh boy, does that look good! I love porcini mushrooms but rarely cook with it since it’s so expensive and not as easy to get. I do love brown rice and I’d love to try brown rice risotto. I know I would love it. This is such a flavorful dish.
duhh yummy
Hi Dedy,
Porcini mushroom is my favorite.
Am drooling looking at your brown rice risotto.
mui
I love your treatment of the chicken here!
I love mushroom risotto and this one is fabulous with the smoked chicken!!
Nazneen
This looks so rich and delicious Dedy. Mushrooms and blue cheese are one my favourite combinations. Yum.
I adore earthy porcini mushrooms… they are one of my favourite Italian ingredients. Your risotto looks fab and I could really eat that now. Thanks for the brown rice tip as well.
Saturday night special for me :)) Perfect! The images are yum and I’m a big fan of smoked chicken.
dada ayam diiris tipistipis terus dipanggang? apa udah beli jadi smokednya?
I love porcini mushrooms! Great way to use for risotto and as always your dish looks superb!
I have made porcini mushroom risotto and posted it on my blog…but never have I made risotto with brown rice! I must say its genius idea since it is with short grain brown rice, and the crispy chicken is an added bonus to extra flavor, texture, and presentation…as well! Superb photos as, always!
looks delicously healthy
This sounds like such a flavourful and delicious meal Dedy.
🙂 Mandy
I love porcini as well they are so earthy tasty.
OK, I think I can make this. I think I can find all the ingredients here in US. This sounds fantastic and your plating is always so nice.
Hi Dedy, another awesome dish from you. Very impressive and nice pictures too.
Have a great day.
I have a costco sized container that would be perfect for this!
Thanks for visiting my blog!!! The risotto looks perfect with porcini mushrooms.
Yummy, love my chicken breast and am looking for some nice recipes, thanks for sharing this.
Simon