Brown Butter Mushroom Orzo

• portions: 2-3 servings

Ingrédients

4 tbsp unsalted butter

2 medium shallots, thinly sliced

2 cup dried mushrooms, rehydrated in 2 cups hot water and roughly chopped (mine are from Costco!)

2 cup orzo

4 cups baby spinach

2 tsp soy sauce

1 lemon

salt

black pepper

red chili flakes

extra virgin olive oil

parmesan

Instructions

rehydrate dried mushrooms per box instructions, and chop up the mushrooms. set aside the mushroom stock

melt butter over medium heat, swirling until foam subsides, it should look brown and smell nutty ~3-4 minutes

add in shallots and cook until softened ~2 minutes, seasoning with salt and black pepper

then add in the dried mushrooms and cook for another 2 minutes then strain in the mushroom stock, removing any grit, and bring to a simmer

stir in orzo and cook until orzo is tender based on package instructions ~10 minutes, on medium low

if it’s looking too dry, add in another half cup of water

stir in spinach along with zest of half a lemon, keep mixing until spinach softens

add in a splash of soy sauce and season with salt, pepper, chili flakes

finish with extra virgin olive oil and grated parmesan

Notes

https://christyw.com/brown-butter-mushroom-orzo/