Rich one-pan mushroom orzo risotto

A little porcini really goes a long way here. This is such a warming and comforting dish. The tarragon and parsley bring the kick.

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Soak the dried porcini mushrooms in 120 ml of boiling water.
2. Melt 1 tbsp of salted butter in a large frying pan. Add a finely chopped brown onion and cook until soft. Add sliced chestnut mushrooms and cook until they are lightly browned.
3. Add the orzo pasta and stir it around so it is covered with the butter.
4. Add a stock cube to a measuring jug and 675 ml of hot water. Stir and allow the cube to dissolve.
5. Add the chicken stock and the water from the porcini mushrooms (but not the mushrooms themselves yet). Bring to the boil over a high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring often until the pasta is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. This should take
   12 minutes. If the mixture becomes too thick before the pasta is done, add a little more water.
6. Stir in 100 g of grated Parmesan. Chop up your soaked porcini mushrooms and stir these in. Add both a handful of chopped parsley and chopped tarragon (reserving some whole leaves of both to garnish) and stir through the dish. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Spoon the risotto into wide bowls and sprinkle with leftover herbage and some extra Parmesan.

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