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                  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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