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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 sauté until translucent, about 3
 minutes. Add rice and sauté 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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