CRAB RISOTTO

CRAB RISOTTO image

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Condimenti:
1 TBLSP butter
1 Garlic clove
1 small tomato - peeled and chopped
8 oz. crab or lobster meat
1 TBLSP chopped parsley
1/4 cup shredded Italian cheese(mozzarella, asiago, etc)
BRODO:
5 cups Fish or chicken broth
1/2 cup dry white wine
Soffritto:
2 TBLSP butter
1 TBLSP olive oil
2 TBLSP minced onion
1 TBLSP minced carrot
1 TBLSP minced celery
RISO: 1 1/2 cups Aborio rice

Steps:

Condimenti: Melt butter in small skillet, add garlic and tomato and cook for about 1 minute until tomato softens. Add meat, stir to combine and saute for 3-5 minutes. set aside. Brodo: Heat broth to simmer in sauce pan. Soffritto: Heat butter and oil in heavy 4 qt. pot, add onion, carrot, celery and saute to soften onion. do not brown. Riso: Add the rice to the soffritto, stir for 1 minute to coat grains, add wine and stir until wine is absorbed. Add broth 1/2 cup at a time and stir until nearly absorbed, then add 1/2 cup at a time stirring until each addition is nearly absorbed. REserve 1/2 cup. After approximately 18 minutes, add condimenti, remaining 1/2 cup broth, stir until condimenti is mixed and heated, remove from heat, stir in cheese and parsley to taste, and serve.