world food orzo

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jane Whittaker
Massena (now in FL), NY

I had never made orzo and had to come up with a pasta that I could use with grilled salmon at the World Food Chanmpionships in Vegas this year. That is is I made it to the final 10. Thanks to Thea Pappalardo, Dee Stillwell, Linda Dalton, and Therea Jacaboson whose tips were so fantastic, I used a snippet of this one, a bit of that one, and threw in a bunch of my own ideas. Wow the results were spectacular! This is going to be one of my new go to's.

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For world food orzo

  • 2 Tbsp
    extra virgin olive olive oil, use the good stuff and this is divided
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 sm
    shallot, diced
  • 2 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 5 oz
    shitake mushrooms
  • 1 Tbsp
    capers, more if you like
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 5 oz
    cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1/2 tsp
    each salt and pepper
  • 1/2 c
    chardonnay wine
  • 1/2 c
    thinly sliced pecorino romano cheese
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh rosemary, chopped or leave out
  • 1 c
    uncooked orzo

How To Make world food orzo

  • 1
    Bring 2 quarts of water to boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.
  • 2
    Add orzo and cook until aldente, about 8 minutes, do not overcook.
  • 3
    Drain well and do not rinse.
  • 4
    In a large saucier melt the butter in 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute the shallots until starting to soften, add the garlic and cook a minute more.
  • 5
    Add the mushrooms and cook until softened then add capers, lemon juice, tomatoes, rosemary,salt and pepper, wine.
  • 6
    Cook until wine reduces down a little, add in the orzo, drizzle reserved olive oil over and toss with the pecorino roman cheese.
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