Crab Risotto

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Crab Risotto

Ingredients
2 cups low-salt chicken broth
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
3/4 cup uncooked Arborio or other short-grain rice
3 tablespoons dry white wine
8 ounces lump crabmeat, drained and shell pieces removed
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation
Combine broth and water in a sauce- pan (do not boil). Keep warm over low heat.

Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 2 minutes. Add rice; reduce heat to medium and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in wine; cook until the liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring constantly. Add broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly; cook until each portion of broth is absorbed before adding the next (about 20 minutes). Stir in crabmeat, parsley, and basil; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly. Spoon onto plates; sprinkle with cheese.

Yield 2 servings

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INGREDIENTS
6 to 8 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth, skimmed of fat
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped shallots, (about 2)
1 cup Arborio or Carnaroli rice
1/2 cup dry white wine
4 to 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for grating or shaving
3/4 pound shelled cooked Dungeness crab
1 tablespoon minced fresh sage leaves
Salt, freshly ground pepper
DIRECTIONS:1. Heat stock in saucepan over medium heat; keep at a low simmer. Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. 2. Add shallots to oil, and cook, stirring, until translucent. Add rice, and cook, stirring, until rice begins to make a clicking sound like glass beads, 3 to 4 minutes.3. Add wine to rice mixture. Cook, stirring, until wine is absorbed by rice.4. Using a ladle, add 3/4 cup hot stock to rice. Using a wooden spoon, stir rice constantly, at a moderate speed. When rice mixture is just thick enough to leave a clear wake behind the spoon, add another 3/4 cup stock.5. Continue adding stock 3/4 cup at a time and stirring constantly until rice is mostly translucent but still opaque in the center. Rice should be al dente but not crunchy. As rice nears doneness, watch carefully and add smaller amounts of liquid to make sure it does not overcook. The final mixture should be thick enough that grains of rice are suspended in liquid the consistency of heavy cream. It will thicken slightly when removed from heat.6. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, Parmesan cheese, crab meat and sage; season with salt and pepper.7. Divide the mixture among four shallow bowls, mounding risotto in the center, and grate or shave additional Parmesan over risotto. Serve immediately.

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