Wild mushroom and taleggio risotto cake recipes, December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 This wild mushroom and taleggio risotto cake is easy but looks impressive and serves a crowd. Ingredients olive oil2 onions, finely chopped3 cloves garlic, crushed350g risotto rice1 litre vegetable stock, hot200g wild mushrooms25g butter, plus a knob5 sprigs thyme85g parmesan or grana padano (or veggie alternative), grated150g ricotta2 eggs, beaten with a fork85g taleggio or vegetarian alternative, thinly sliced Method Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large pan and fry the onions and garlic gently until well softened. Stir in the rice for a minute, then start stirring in the stock, a ladleful at a time, allowing each ladleful to be absorbed before adding the next. Keep cooking and adding stock for about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender. Spread over a tray to cool and firm a little. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Lightly butter a 22cm deep-sided tin with a loose base. Tip the mushrooms into the cleaned-out frying pan with the butter and thyme leaves from 2 sprigs, and fry until golden and tender. Scrape the cooled rice into a mixing bowl with most of the mushrooms, all the parmesan, ricotta and eggs, add plenty of seasoning and mix well. Tip the rice mix into the tin and press out firmly to smooth the top. Scatter over the remaining mushrooms, taleggio and thyme sprigs and press in so everything sticks together, then drizzle with a little olive oil. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and crisp on top. Cool for 20 minutes, then slice into wedges and serve with salad. Uncategorized