Mushroom and pork barley risotto
7
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 20 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 1 hr • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
Chicken stock
6 cup(s), (1.5L)
Olive oil
1 tbs
Brown onion
1 small, finely chopped
Garlic
1 clove(s), crushed
Pearl barley
1 cup(s), (200g) rinsed, drained
Fresh herbs
1 tsp, marjoram, finely chopped
Dry-style white wine
60 ml, (¼ cup)
Pork medallion or loin steak, raw
400 g
Mushrooms
400 g, sliced
Broccoli
300 g, cut into florets
Baby spinach
80 g
Reduced-fat ricotta cheese
80 g, crumbled
Oil spray
2 x 3 second spray(s)
Instructions
1
Place stock in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer.
2
Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add barley and chopped marjoram and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
3
Add wine to barley mixture and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Reduce heat and add hot stock, a ladle (½ cup/125ml) at a time, stirring occasionally, for 50–55 minutes or until tender.
4
Meanwhile, lightly spray a non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Cook pork for 3–4 minutes each side or until just cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover pork with foil and set aside to rest for 5 minutes before thinly slicing.
5
Heat remaining oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms, stirring, for 5 minutes or until browned. Stir mushrooms, broccoli and spinach into risotto mixture. Cook for 2 minutes or until broccoli is tender and spinach has wilted. Remove from heat. Gently stir through ricotta.
6
Serve risotto topped with pork and scattered with extra marjoram.
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