*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                 ITALIAN: RISOTTO WITH CRABMEAT AND BASIL

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish                        Italian
                Seafood

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3       tb           Butter
   1       sm           Onion, minced
   1 1/2   c            Arborio rice* or medium-
                        Grain
   5       c            Chicken stock or canned
                        Broth
     1/2   c            Whipping cream
   3 1/2   oz           Fresh goat cheese (such as
                        Montrachet)
   8       oz           Crabmeat
     1/3   c            Chopped fresh basil or 1
                        Teaspoon dried, crumbled

  Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
  Add minced onion and saute' until translucent, about 3
  minutes. Add rice and saute' 1 minute. Add 1 cup
  chicken stock to rice, reduce heat and simmer until
  liquid is absorbed, stirring frequently.  Continue
  adding enough of remaining chicken stock 1 cup at a
  time until rice is just tender but still firm to bite,
  stirring frequently and allowing each addition to be
  absorbed before adding next, about 20 minutes.  Add
  whipping cream and simmer 2 minutes. Mix in goat
  cheese, then crabmeat and chopped basil. Season
  risotto to taste with salt and pepper.
  
  * Arborio, an Italian short-grain rice, is available
  at Italian markets and some specialty food stores.
  
  In Santa Barbara, California, ALLEGRO offers this fine
  starter.
  
  SOURCE: Bon Appetit Favorite Restaurant Recipes,
  Volume II
  
  Shared by Cate Vanicek
 


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