Wild Mushroom Broken Spaghetti Risotto with Arugula & Hazelnuts
- 3 tablespoons EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil), plus a drizzle
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, grated or finely chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 1 (1-ounce) package dried mixed wild mushrooms or porcini mushrooms
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 1 pound spaghetti, broken into small pieces
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 3/4 cup hazelnuts
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, a few handfuls
- 4 cups arugula
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- Heat a medium saute pan or risotto pan with the 3 tablespoons of EVOO over medium to medium-high heat.
- Add the onions and garlic to the pan, season with salt and pepper to taste, and saute until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Place the mushrooms, stock, and 2 cups water in a sauce pot and heat.
- Keep warm on low.
- Add the pasta to the saute pan and toast until it is deeply golden in color and very nutty in fragrance, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in the wine and let it cook away for 1 minute.
- Ladle in warm stock every few minutes, stirring for a good minute with each addition of stock to develop starches.
- Evaporate almost all of the liquid before each addition of stock.
- The pasta will cook up more quickly than rice, so start tasting after 8 or 9 minutes of cooking time once you begin to add stock.
- When you are down to the last cup of liquids, remove the mushrooms, chop, and add to the pasta.
- While the pasta cooks, toast the hazelnuts on medium-low heat in a dry skillet until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Peel the nuts by rubbing the skins off in a clean kitchen towel.
- When the pasta is cooked to al dente, add the butter and cheese to the pan, then stir.
- Dress the arugula with lemon juice, a drizzle of EVOO, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve the pasta in shallow bowls topped with arugula and hazelnuts.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/wild-mushroom-broken-spaghetti-risotto-with-arugula-hazelnuts-377412 (may not work)