Redclaw (Crawfish) Lemon Risotto - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups fish stock
    1/4 cup butter, divided use
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1/4 cup finely chopped onion
    1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon peel
    1 1/2 cups uncooked arborio rice or 1 1/2 cups other short-grain white rice
    1/2 cup dry white wine
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
    1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
    250 g crawfish meat
    Gremolata
    1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
    2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
    1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Preparation
    Heat stock to boiling-hold on simmer while you make the risotto.
    Melt 2 tablespoons butter in medium saucepan. Add oil, onion and lemon peel; cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until tender.
    Stir in rice; cook for 1 minutethen add the wine and cook stirring until it's absorbed.
    Add a ladleful of the stock and stir until it's absorbed. Repeat until all the stock has been added and absorbed. This will take about 20-25 minutes.
    Add the lemon juice, pepper and cheese. Stir then cover and allow to stand while you cook the crawfish.
    Melt remaining butter in medium skillet. Cook crawfish meat over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until just cooked through.
    Serve crawfish and butter over risotto; sprinkle with Gremolata.
    For Gremolata: Combine 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh parsley.

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