Crawfish Risotto

Name: Crawfish Risotto
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

10 ingredients

4 steps

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.