0.8 cup leek white green finely chopped ( and pale parts only)
7 cups low-salt chicken broth ()
6 servings mushrooms stemmed halved sliced quartered (such as cèpe [porcini], hen of the woods, chanterelle, or shiitake)
1 tablespoon olive oil extra-virgin
0.3 cup parmesan cheese plus additional grated for serving
0.3 cup vermouth dry white
Equipment
bowl
sauce pan
Directions
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy largeskillet over medium-high heat.
Add 1/4 ofmushrooms and sprinkle with salt. Sautémushrooms until tender and beginning tobrown, 3 to 4 minutes.
Transfer mushroomsto medium bowl. Working in 3 morebatches, repeat with 6 tablespoons butter,remaining mushrooms, and salt and pepper.
Bring 7 cups chicken broth to simmerin medium saucepan; keep warm. Meltremaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter with oliveoil in heavy large saucepan over medium-lowheat.
Add leek, sprinkle with salt, and sautéuntil tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
Add rice andincrease heat to medium. Stir until edgesof rice begin to look translucent, 3 to4 minutes.
Add white wine and vermouthand stir until liquid is absorbed, about 1minute.
Add 3/4 cup warm chicken broth;stir until almost all broth is absorbed,about 1 minute. Continue adding broth by3/4 cupfuls, stirring until almost all broth isabsorbed before adding more, until rice ishalfway cooked, about 10 minutes. Stir insautéed mushrooms. Continue adding brothby 3/4 cupfuls, stirring until almost all brothis absorbed before adding more, until riceis tender but still firm to bite and risottois creamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cupgrated Parmesan cheese, if using.