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Butternut Squash & Mushroom Risotto

Published: Dec 21, 2012 · Modified: Aug 26, 2022 by Felicia Lim · This post may contain affiliate links

Imagine this with me.

It’s a cold, windy night, and you can hear it pouring outside. Diagonal streaks of rain are patterned on your window panes, and you’re glad you’re safe at home, warm and snug in your kitchen, instead of being stuck in the raging storm.

Your stomach growls softly, because you haven’t eaten since the early afternoon, and you’re starving for something warm, homemade, nutritious and flavorful.

And then you start to chop, dice and mince ingredients, sauteing onions and garlic in a wok and breathing in the seductive smells of caramelized onions intertwined with slightly toasted garlic.

Adding in diced butternut squash and sliced mushrooms, you watch the splash of color unfold before you, and then you pour in rice and vegetable stock. Stirring the ingredients continuously in a figure-8 motion, you are mesmerized as the ingredients cook and simmer, and soon the rice expands as it absorbs the stock, growing before your eyes.

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The sweet aroma of butternut squash rises and swirls around you,  and you continue stirring the big wok of rice.

The rice has turned an orange-yellow, stained by both the butternut squash and the vegetable stock, and has transformed into a thick, creamy risotto, ready to be savored slowly, accompanied with a glass of chilled white wine.

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Warm & comforting- Butternut squash & mushroom risotto for the soul

After your eyes have fully appreciated the gorgeous dish you’ve just made, you dig in anxiously into your bowl, and scoop a large spoonful of warm, beautiful risotto for the soul.

The rain is still pattering on your window panes, but you no longer notice it. You’re not feeling cold anymore. You can only focus on the glorious spoonful of delight right before you, and you finally give in and try it.

Ahh..This is what the fruits of your labor taste like – comforting, sweet and rich. Butternut squash and mushroom risotto, for your soul.

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Would like a spoonful of comforting, rich & sweet risotto?


BUTTERNUT SQUASH & MUSHROOM RISOTTO (Serves 4)

Ingredients:

1) 1 small butternut squash, peeled and diced
2) 200g of fresh mushrooms, sliced
3) 1 large onion, chopped
4) 1 large clove of garlic, minced
5) 20g of butter
6) 1.2 liters of vegetable stock
7) 300g of arborio rice (for risottos)
8) Salt & pepper as needed

Steps:

1) Peel and dice butternut squash, chop onion, mince garlic and slice mushrooms
2) In a wok, saute onions and garlic for a few minutes until onions start to turn transparent
3) Add in diced butternut squash and stir-fry for 10 – 15 minutes on low to medium heat
4) Once butternut squash turns slightly softer, add in sliced mushrooms and stir well
5) Add in rice and stir for 1-2 minutes (to allow rice to absorb the flavors)
6) Add in 3/4 the amount of vegetable stock and and stir in figure-8 motion
7) Add in butter and stir
8) As rice starts absorbing the liquid and expands, add in more vegetable stock and keep stirring
9) Repeat step 7 for as long as necessary until rice reaches a chewy cooked consistency
10) Add salt & pepper to taste
11) Serve piping hot with grated cheese if desire


Saute onions and garlic for a few minutes until onions start to turn transparent:
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Add in diced butternut squash and stir-fry for 10 – 15 minutes on low to medium heat:
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Add in sliced mushrooms & stir well:
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Add in rice:
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Stir for 1-2 minutes (to allow rice to absorb the flavors):
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Add in 3/4 the amount of vegetable stock and and stir in figure-8 motion:
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Add butter and more vegetable stock as necessary:
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Rice has absorb all the liquid and has reached a chewy, cooked consistency:
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Thick, creamy butternut squash & mushroom risotto:
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Butternut squash & mushroom risotto for the soul:
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About Felicia

Hey you! I’m Felicia, a Singaporean girl who moved to Buenos Aires for love. A couple of things about me: I love food, writing and food photography. I wrote a grain-free ecookbook that I know you’ll love and I also do freelance writing and photography if you want to work with me. Follow me on this blog as I navigate the world of cooking gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free.

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Comments

  1. gracelimsaifong says

    December 22, 2012 at 7:58 am

    Here in the tropics, I am trying my best to follow your descriptive imagination of a cold and windy night Ha ha Ha.

    The weather here is just hot and humid and I guess a cold refreshing dessert would be just great. So Felicia, I am also looking forward to you posting something cool and refreshing for us here in Singapore. Merry Christmas!

    Reply
    • rosewithoutthorns says

      December 22, 2012 at 11:46 am

      Hello mummy! ok maybe I make you guys the fruit salad when i’m back!!! 🙂 I miss christmas with the family!!!

      Reply
  2. Bella says

    December 21, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    Felicia, I had to work really, really hard to visualize the warm home. Seriously, with the cold making its way through the crack of the windows and doors, Roxy and I are freezing. Fortunately our suffering ends tomorrow (from the cold, at least! hee hee!) That said, your beautiful visuals came to life when I looked at these wonderful shots! The lovely yellow shade of the butternut squash really does inspire warmth and it looks so yummy! It’s been at least three years since I’ve had this type of squash. I think I shall look to see if they have it at the market tomorrow! Happy holidays, my friend! 🙂

    Reply
    • rosewithoutthorns says

      December 22, 2012 at 12:43 am

      Bella!

      at least the heater comes back to live tomorrow!! no more freezing after 2 years of being heater-less!

      I’m glad the butternut squash shots made you feel a teeny weeny bit warmer! this risotto is really great for days of cold, kinda like a hot chocolate you snuggle in bed with, this warm risotto has plenty of calories to keep us snug in winter months!!

      I hope you find some lovely butternut squash at the market!!

      Merry christmas to you & Roxy and the boys in your life!!

      felicia

      Reply
  3. Jess Gonzalez says

    December 21, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    Oh man I love risotto. I had this Red Wine and Oxtail risotto in the city with my boyfriend on Black Friday, and I’ve been craving it ever since! I love how you work butternut squash into the recipe, since I believe it’s still in season here in the US 🙂 Great recipe!

    Reply
    • rosewithoutthorns says

      December 21, 2012 at 10:27 pm

      Thanks Jess!!

      I used butternut squash cos we still have it here in Argentina (I think it’s available all year round anyway!) and I’m glad its still in season in the US so you can try the recipe if the urge ever creeps up!!

      Enjoy your loooong weekend dear!!

      xoxo

      Reply
  4. Irene says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    Felicia! I could taste it in my mouth as I read through your description. It’s hella delicious. You are one heck of a chef! ::licking my lips:: yum yum yum!

    Have a wonderful weekend with Juan!

    Reply
    • rosewithoutthorns says

      December 21, 2012 at 10:25 pm

      Thank you Irene!! I’m glad my description of the risotto makes you want to eat it (and be able to taste it virtually!!)

      I’m trying to bake biscotti now and there seems to be smoke escaping my oven… omg I hope I dont set anything one fire!!! If it turns out fine, I’ll post about it…if not..you know why!

      Have a wonderful weekedn with W too!!

      Reply

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