Risotto fear

I have alwasy wanted to make a mushroom risotto but I have always been chicken. My mother told me that it was really hard to make and not to bother. Even the rice frightened me. However after watching Hell's Kitchen I am convinced of two things

1. I am a better chef than a lot of those people

2. If they can make risotto so can I.

So I have been working on it. My first attempt wasnt terrible really. the rice wasn't as smooth and creamy as i thought it should be. But it really wasn't hard just time consuming.

here is what I used

4 cups vegetable broth

1 cup arborio rice
1 medium shallot

1 medium onion

2 Tbs butter / divided

salt pepper and 4.5 cups wild mushrooms

in one pan heat the broth

in another pan saute the mushrooms with 1 tsp butter and 1/4 broth

and in one more pan saute the shallots and onions with the remaining butter. Add in the rice and stir until coated. put in one ladel full of simmering stock and stir until it is absorbed. continue this until you get smooth creamy rice. then add the mushrooms and stir through. salt and pepper to taste.