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Crawfish Risotto
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 medium onion, diced
1 poblano chile pepper, seeded and diced
4 garlic cloves, pressed
2 pounds uncooked arborio rice
3 quarts chicken broth
2 pounds cooked, peeled crawfish tails
8 ounces monterey jack cheese with peppers, shredded
2 tablespoons creole seasoning
garnishes: shredded parmesan cheese, fresh italian parsley sprigs
Directions:
1. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add onion, poblano chile, and garlic, and saute until tender. Add rice, and cook, stirring constantly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth; cook, stirring constantly, until liquid is absorbed.
2. Repeat procedure with remaining broth, 1/2 cup at a time. (Cooking time is about 1 hour.) Stir in crawfish; cook, stirring constantly, 4 minutes. Add Monterey Jack cheese and Creole seasoning, stirring until cheese melts. Garnish, if desired.
3. Prep: 20 min.; Cook: 1 hr., 15 min.
4. *2 pounds cooked, peeled, medium-size shrimp may be substituted for crawfish.
By RecipeOfHealth.com