Scallop & Lobster-Cream Cheese Risotto Cake
- 1-1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 3 cups onions, finely chopped King Sooper's 1 lb For $0.99 thru 02/09
- 1-1/4 qt. Arborio rice, uncooked
- 2 cups white wine
- 3-3/4 qt. chicken stock, simmering
- bay scallops, uncooked
- lobster, par cooked, removed from the shell, cut into 1/2-inch pieces Walmart Supercenter 1 ea For $12.96 thru 02/14
- 1/4 cup cold unsalted butter, 1/2-inch dice
- cold PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese, 1/2-inch dice
- 2 cups KRAFT 100% Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. white pepper
- 1-1/2 qt. RITZ Crackers, ground fine
- 1-1/2 qt. panko bread crumbs, medium fine
- 3 cups KRAFT Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Sweat onions in oil on medium heat until opaque.
- Add rice; cook about 1 min., stirring to evenly coat with oil.
- Stir in wine; cook until absorbed.
- Gradually add 1/3 of the chicken stock, stirring constantly until almost all the stock is absorbed.
- Repeat with the next 1/3, then the last 1/3; cook until desired consistency.
- Fold in the seafood; cook until done.
- Quickly mix in the butter and cream cheese, then stir in the Parmesan, salt and pepper.
- Spread mixture onto 2 half-sheet pans (or onto 1 half-sheet pan for trial recipe) and refrigerate at least 2 hours (or overnight) or until firm.
- Use 2-1/2-inch-round cookie cutter to cut rice mixture into 50 cakes (or into 25 cakes for trial recipe); place in parchment paper-lined sheet pans and refrigerate until firm.
- Combine the cracker crumbs and bread crumbs; press each cake firmly in the crumb mixture, turning to evenly coat all sides.
- For each serving: Cook 1 risotto cake in 1 tsp.
- oil, turning until both sides are golden brown.
- Spoon about 1 Tbsp.
- vinaigrette onto serving plate; top with cake.
extra virgin olive oil, onions, arborio rice, white wine, chicken stock, bay scallops, lobster, cold unsalted butter, philadelphia original, parmesan cheese, salt, white pepper, ritz crackers, bread crumbs, tomato
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/scallop-lobster-cream-cheese-risotto-cake-133390.aspx (may not work)