Mushroom Barley Risotto

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	224224 cal
pro	9 g9g pro
total fat	7 g7g total fat
sat. fat	2 g2g sat. fat
carb	33 g33g carb
dietary fibre	8 g8g dietary fibre
sugar	2 g2g sugar
chol	4 mg4mg chol
sodium	406 mg406mg sodium
potassium	290 mg290mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1010 calcium
iron	1212 iron
vit A	99 vit A
vit C	33 vit C
folate	77 folate

Preparation time: 1 hour
Total time : 1-1/2 hours
Total time : PT1H

Pot barley is the whole grain of barley that has only the outer inedible hull removed. It takes longer to cook than the polished pearl barley, but it's more nutritious because it still has its bran and germ intact.

Ingredients

1 pkg (14 g) mixed dried mushrooms 1 1pkg (14 g) pkg (14 g)mixed dried mushrooms
3 cups sodium-reduced chicken broth 3 3cups cupssodium-reduced chicken broth
2 tbsp olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspolive oil
1 small onion , diced1 1small onion, diced
3 green onions , sliced3 3green oniongreen onions, sliced
1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
1 cup sliced fresh cremini mushrooms 1 1cup cupsliced fresh cremini mushrooms
1-1/4 cups pot barley 1-1/4 1-1/4cups cupspot barley
1 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 1tbsp tbspchopped fresh flat-leaf parsleyfresh flat-leaf parsley
1 pinch salt 1 1pinch pinchsalt
1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese 1/4 1/4cup cupshaved Parmesan cheese

Preparation

In heatproof bowl, pour 1 cup boiling water over dried mushrooms; let stand for 30 minutes.

Drain, reserving soaking liquid; coarsely chop and set aside.

In saucepan, bring soaking liquid, chicken broth and 2-1/2 cups water to simmer; reduce heat and keep warm.

In separate saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook onion, green onions and garlic until fragrant and softened, about 3 minutes.

Add soaked mushrooms and cremini mushrooms; sauté until almost no liquid remains, about 5 minutes.

Add barley; cook, stirring to coat, for 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Add hot broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time and stirring after each addition until liquid is absorbed before adding more, until creamy and barley is tender but still slightly firm, about 45 minutes total.

Stir in parsley and salt. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: March 2012