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      Title: ITALIAN: RISOTTO WITH CRABMEAT & BASIL
 Categories: Main dish, Italian, Seafood
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      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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