Latest News

For everything Ruralco and Real Farmer

18Apr

Recipe - Mushroom and Spinach Risotto

From pressure cooking to slow cooking, sautéing to yoghurt making, the Instant Pot Duo Plus is your 13-in-one kitchen companion. Create delicious meals with ease during the busy winter period, you can even bake cakes and desserts. Check out one of our favourite recipes from Instant Pot. 


Mushroom and Spinach Risotto 

INGREDIENTS 
2 tablespoons olive oil 
1/3 cup shallots chopped 
8 ounces Swiss brown mushrooms sliced 
1/4 teaspoon salt 
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper 
2 cloves garlic minced 
2 cups vegetable stock or chicken stock 
1 cup Arborio rice 
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 
1 tablespoon butter 
2 cups baby spinach 
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated 

METHOD 
Select sauté on the Instant Pot and adjust to normal. Add oil to pot. When oil is hot, add shallots and cook for 2 minutes to soften, stirring occasionally. 

Add mushrooms, salt, and crushed red pepper; cook for 4 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute more. Press cancel. Add broth, rice, and thyme.

Secure the lid on the pot. Close the pressure-release valve. Select Manual and cook at high pressure for 6 minutes.

When cooking is complete, use a quick release to depressurise. Add butter and spinach to rice mixture; stir to wilt spinach.

Stir in Parmesan cheese. 

Back to Real Farmer

Related

Farm systems project at Chertsey is future focused

Farm systems project at Chertsey is future focused

There is something interesting happening in the back paddock at the Foundation for Arable Research’...

Read More
Mineral N testing

Mineral N testing

Understanding nitrogen (N) levels in soil is important, as this nutrient is a key driver of growth a...

Read More
Lincoln researcher bugs out on protein options

Lincoln researcher bugs out on protein options

Caitlin Hyde is completing her PhD on the appeal of eating insects in New Zealand. She has chosen a ...

Read More
Corporate support lifts for farmer carbon efforts

Corporate support lifts for farmer carbon efforts

As the world tries to haul itself closer to a zero-carbon position, farmers are increasingly coming ...

Read More
Growing a successful maize crop in Mid Canterbury

Growing a successful maize crop in Mid Canterbury

Jason and Clare Nish have successfully grown maize in Mid Canterbury over the past ten years. 

Read More
Ruralco Meridian Top Farm Competition

Ruralco Meridian Top Farm Competition

It was a fantastic effort by Enda Hawe’s team to win the Ruralco Meridian Top Farm competition whic...

Read More




Account Selector