Vegan Mushroom Brown Rice Risotto
 
 
Hazel & Cacao:
Recipe type: Savoury
Ingredients
  • RICE:
  • 1 cup medium grain brown rice
  • 8 cups of water
  • 2 tsp dry vegetable stock
  • 1 TBSP olive oil
  • 1 brown onion - diced
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 4-5 cups thickly sliced mushrooms
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • a handful of chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 TBSP nutritional yeast
  • CREAM:
  • ⅓ cup cashews
  • 1 cup soy milk ( other plant-based milks will work but soy gives most authentic taste)
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1 TBSP nutritional yeast
  • juice half small lemon
  • 1 tsp tahini
Method
  1. Begin by cooking your rice in 8 cups of water and 2 tsp of stock over low - medium heat until all the water is absorbed. Once cooked set aside.
  2. Make your cream by blending all the cream ingredients in a blender until smooth and set aside. If your blender is not strong enough you may wish to soak your cashews for an hour or two before blending. Alternatively, I like to let my cashews sit in the soy milk for 10 - 15 minutes before blending.
  3. Gently fry off the brown onion in the olive oil until soft and lightly browned. Add in crushed garlic and fry for a few more seconds until it becomes fragrant.
  4. Add your chopped mushrooms and allow them to cook adding salt and pepper to taste. The mushrooms will shrink in size and release water as they cook.
  5. Once the mushrooms are cooked and most of the mushroom water has evaporated, reduce heat to low and add the cooked brown rice to the mushroom mixture and mix through. Sprinkle in 2 TBSP nutritional yeast and chopped fresh parsley and mix through.
  6. Slowly add your cream mixture a little at a time while mixing the cream through the rice. The rice will absorb the cream, stop adding cream when you get the creamy risotto consistency you are looking for. I usually use the whole amount but sometimes find that I need a little less.
  7. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Garnish with extra parsley and vegan parmesan cheese ( recipe link in the description above). Best eaten straight away while still hot.
Recipe by Talida Voinea at https://talidavoinea.au/vegan-mushroom-brown-rice-risotto/