Chanterelle Miso Spelt Porridge

It's almost like a risotto but with spelt (/speltotto). I love how the taste of miso paste enhances the flavour of mushrooms. Spelt porridge doesn't need to be stirred continuously as a risotto would, so it's easier to make. It's sort of a lunch/dinner porridge. Spelt has a lovely nutty taste and retains its chewiness even if you overcook it. If you are still not convinced about spelt, you can try the recipe with risotto rice, but then you'll need to stir it continuously. I'm planning making a post of my recipe for a similar kind of risotto, but I haven't had time to take the photos.

Mushroom Miso Spelt Porridge

serves 2 (or 3-4 as a starter)

1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion
170 g farro (~200 ml)
a splash of white wine or sake
~400 ml vegetable broth (low-sodium)
1-2 Tbsp white miso paste, or to taste

200 g mushroom
1 Tbsp butter, for sauteing
(salt or soy sauce if you want more saltiness without any extra flavour of miso)

Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the finely cubed onion. Add spelt and stir for a minute or so. Add the wine and let the alcohol bubble away. Add the stock all at once. Cover the pot with a lid and cook until the liquid is absorbed by the grains (check the cooking time from the spelt package, mine said to cook for 15 minutes). If you need to add more liquid, add hot, boiled water (or use more stock, but mine was kind of salty, so I didn't want to add it more).

Meanwhile spelt is cooking, saute the sliced mushrooms in butter until they seem firmish and the liquid has evaporated. Season with salt.

Dissolve miso to a little amount of hot water. Take the porridge off from the heat and stir in the dissolved miso. Check the salt. Top the portions with the mushroom.

Kantarelli-misospeltitto

2:lle (tai 3-4:lle alkuruokana)

1 rkl kasviöljyä
1 isohko sipuli, hienoksi kuutioituna
2 dl spelttihelmiä (n. 170 g)
loraus valkoviiniä tai sakea
~4 dl vähäsuolaista kasvislientä
1/2-1 rkl vaaleaa misoa, maun mukaan

200 g kantarelleja (tai muita sieniä)
1 rkl voita, paistamiseen
(tarvittaessa suolaa tai soijakastiketta, jos haluat suolaisuutta ilman enempää mison makua)

Lämmitä paistokasarissa öljy ja kuullota sipuli. Lisää speltti ja sekoita hetki. Lisää viini ja anna sen haihtua. Sen jälkeen lisää liemi kerralla. Peitä kannella ja anna kypsyä, kunnes speltti on kypsää ja neste imeytynyt (tarkista speltin kypsymisaika pakkauksesta, itse keitin n. 15 minuuttia). Jos speltitto uhkaa kuivua, lisää kuumaa vettä tai lientä.

Speltin kypsyessä paista sienet voissa, kunnes niistä irtoava neste on haihtunut. Mausta suolalla.

Liuota miso pieneen määrään kuumaa vettä. Ota speltti pois lämmöltä, kun se on valmis ja sekoita siihen miso. Tarkista suola. Annostele paistetut sienet speltin päälle.

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