Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, use-up gammon, chestnut mushroom & mascarpone risotto. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Use-up Gammon, Chestnut Mushroom & Mascarpone Risotto is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Use-up Gammon, Chestnut Mushroom & Mascarpone Risotto is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have use-up gammon, chestnut mushroom & mascarpone risotto using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Use-up Gammon, Chestnut Mushroom & Mascarpone Risotto:

1. Get 1 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil
2. Take 1 onion, finely chopped
3. Prepare 1 red onion, finely chopped
4. Take 150 g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
5. Take 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6. Prepare 1 red pepper, deseeded and in short, thin slices
7. Prepare 300 g arborio rice
8. Take 250 ml dry white wine
9. Make ready 1 l chicken stock (I used 2 Knorr stock pots)
10. Take 300 g cooked gammon, in small chunks
11. Get 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
12. Make ready 75 g mascarpone
13. Get 75 g Parmesan cheese, grated
14. Take Salt
15. Get Ground black pepper
16. Get Fresh parsley leaves, chopped

On this occasion I've not used any herbs apart from the parsley garnish as I had a request for a "herb-free" day! Chop the gammon into cubes or lardons, then fry for a few minutes until beginning to brown. Cut the ham into bite-sized chunks and tip into a large bowl. Add the cooked chestnuts, sliced mushrooms and chopped parsley.

Steps to make Use-up Gammon, Chestnut Mushroom & Mascarpone Risotto:

1. Heat oil in a large frying or sauté pan and gently fry the onions on a medium-high heat for 4 minutes, stirring only to avoid sticking.
2. Add the mushrooms, garlic and pepper and fry for a further 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Stir in the rice and cook for a further minute. Then increase the heat to high.
4. Add the wine, allow a couple of minutes for the alcohol to mostly evaporate and then add the stock, a little (say 100 ml at a time) at a time, constantly stirring, and wait for that to be absorbed before adding more, stirring continuously. It should basically be at the boil/fast simmer and if the liquid is added judiciously it should take around 15 minutes, by which time the rice should be almost cooked. Do add a little more liquid if it looks like going dry - but only add a little at a time.
5. Add the ham, mustard, mascarpone and Parmesan. Continue cooking, thoroughly and continuously but gently stirring, for just a few more minutes until the rice is properly cooked. Season to taste.
6. Serve immediately onto warmed plates or bowls and garnish with the parsley.

Cut the ham into bite-sized chunks and tip into a large bowl. Add the cooked chestnuts, sliced mushrooms and chopped parsley. Stir in the mushroom sauce and season with black pepper. Sub one or two cups of chopped mushrooms for another vegetable in this tasty kitchen-sink fried rice. It's perfect for cooking down what's hanging out in your crisper drawer.

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