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How To Make Asparagus Risotto with Crab
Experience an amazing combination of asparagus and crab tossed with rice in this delicious Asparagus Risotto dish, served with a tasty orange gremolada!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4cupschicken broth,low-sodium
- 1½cupswater
- 1lbasparagus
- 2tbspbutter
- 1tbspcooking oil
- 1small onion
- 1½cupsarborio rice
- ½: 5px; letter-spacing: 2px”>1¼tspsalt
- ½lbcrabmeat
- 1tsporange zest,(from ½ orange), grated
- 2garlic cloves
- ¼cupfresh parsley,chopped
- ¼tspfresh ground black pepper
Instructions
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Bring the broth and water to a simmer in a medium pot. Cook the asparagus in the broth for about 4 minutes until just done.
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Remove with a slotted spoon. Put in a colander, rinse with cold water, and drain.
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Keep the broth at a simmer.
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In a large pot, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter with the oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until translucent.
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Add the rice and stir for about 2 minutes until it begins to turn opaque. Add the vermouth and salt.
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Cook, stirring, until the vermouth is absorbed. Add about ½ cup of the simmering broth. Cook, stirring frequently, until absorbed. The rice and broth should bubble gently. Adjust the heat as needed.
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Continue cooking, adding the broth ½ cup at a time and letting the rice absorb it before adding more.
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Cook the rice in this way for 25 to 30 minutes in all until tender. The broth that isn’t absorbed should be thickened by the starch from the rice.
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Stir in the asparagus, crab, orange zest, garlic, parsley, pepper, and the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Cook until heated through.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Depending on the cooking, all of the liquid may not be needed, or more broth or water may be needed.
- Wine Recommendation: Asparagus is hard to pair with wine, as it combines with any bitter elements to produce a metallic taste. That means no tannins and definitely no oak. Go for a crisp, unoaked Italian sauvignon blanc from Friuli or Collio.
Nutrition
- Calories: 542.50kcal
- Fat: 13.15g
- Saturated Fat: 4.96g
- Trans Fat: 0.25g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.31g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.03g
- Carbohydrates: 75.65g
- Fiber: 5.03g
- Sugar: 6.95g
- Protein: 24.06g
- Cholesterol: 77.46mg
- Sodium: 1401.06mg
- Calcium: 108.96mg
- Potassium: 771.78mg
- Iron: 6.82mg
- Vitamin A: 110.56µg
- Vitamin C: 16.13mg
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