Crab Risotto
- 1 ounce butter
- 1 ounce vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 ounces chopped white onion
- 1 pound Arborio rice
- 1 1/2 quarts vegetable stock or chicken stock, heated
- 6 ounces jumbo lump crabmeat
- 2 ounces chopped chives
- 4 ounces grated Parmesan
- 2 ounces white truffle oil
- Heat the butter and oil together in a large saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and saute until soft.
- Do not brown, they should be translucent.
- Add the rice and saute for a further 3 to 5 minutes making sure the rice is well coated, Using a ladle, add about 1/2 cup of stock to the rice and stir over a medium heat until the rice is almost dry and all the stock has been incorporated.
- Repeat this process until the rice is cooked but still has a slight bite.
- The rice should be creamy and moist, not runny, and the cooking time should be around 30 minutes.
- Just before serving, fold in the crabmeat, chopped chives, and Parmesan.
- Drizzle sparingly with white truffle oil.
butter, vegetable oil, white onion, rice, vegetable stock, lump crabmeat, chives, parmesan, truffle oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robert-irvine/crab-risotto-recipe.html (may not work)