Lobster Risotto - Recipes - Food - Canadian Living

Lobster Risotto - Recipes - Food - Canadian Living

Lobster Risotto

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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The key to a good risotto is the stock, so be sure to follow Cooked Lobster and Stock. For entertaining, prepare the lobster and stock ahead then finish the risotto once guests arrive. At the Opera Bistro, chef Axel Begner tops his lobster risotto with Bleu Geai, a mild blue cheese from New Brunswick's artisanal cheese house La Bergerie aux Quatre Vents.

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Lobster Risotto

Lobster Risotto
Photography by David Scott

Nutritional Info Per serving: about - cal 346 pro 17 g total fat 11 g sat. fat 5 g carb 41 g fibre 1 g chol 49 mg sodium 894 mg % RDI: - calcium 4% iron 5% vit A 7% vit C 2% folate 22%
    3-1/3 cups (825 mL) lobster stock 
    1 cooked lobster (1-1/2 lb/750 g), shelled
    2 tbsp (25 mL) butter  
    1 tbsp (15 mL) extra-virgin olive_oil  
    2 shallots, minced    2
    1 clove garlic, minced   
    1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and white or black pepper
    Pinch dried thyme  
    1 cup (250 mL) Arborio_rice  
    1/3 cup (75 mL) dry white_wine   
    2 tsp (10 mL) minced fresh parsley   
    1/2 tsp (2 mL) grated lemon rind   

Preparation:

In saucepan, heat stock until steaming; keep warm. Set aside claw meat. Chop remaining lobster meat into bite-size pieces; set aside.

In separate saucepan, melt 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the butter and oil over medium heat; cook shallots, garlic, salt, pepper and thyme, stirring occasionally, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes.

Add rice, stirring to coat. Add wine; cook, stirring, until no liquid remains.

Add 3 cups (750 mL) of the stock, 1/2 cup (125 mL) at a time and stirring after each addition until completely absorbed, about 17 minutes in total.

Add remaining stock and butter, parsley, lemon rind and chopped lobster meat, stirring until rice is creamy and tender, liquid is completely absorbed and lobster is heated through, about 3 minutes.

Thinly slice claw meat and arrange on each serving as garnish.


Source

Canadian Living Magazine: August 2008

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