Paul Ainsworth Instagram – “Risotto” (King oyster mushroom)
Manzanilla Sherry ~ Pickled Morels
This is an absolutely cracking dish and one that’s inspired by @claudebosi’s famous mushroom ‘risotto’ – a play on a classic risotto made with mushrooms rather than rice💥👊🏽
We make ours using King Oyster Mushrooms, which have the perfect consistency to replicate the rice, they’re also full of flavour but not too heavy. We simply dice and roast these in lots of butter. Next, we make a chestnut mushroom puree, so loads of mushrooms roasted heavily in brown butter, then deglazed with Madeira and tamari to create a really savoury, umami flavour. We finish this with a great sherry vinegar.
On top, some pickled shimeji mushrooms for acidity and some of the beautiful morels we pickled at their peak earlier this Spring. A little Ramson oil – which we make from the wild garlic leaves again collected earlier in the year and then preserved. Then, a really light sauce made from Manzanilla sherry, some dried ceps, lots of shallots and bay leaves, which we pour on top, before adding a final sprinkle of caramelised Spenwood, a Pecorino style cheese from Berkshire, which we’ve roasted until crisp. | Posted on 17/Jul/2024 23:15:55
