Creamy Crab And Spinach Risotto Recipes

PEA, SPINACH AND CRAB RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat a glug of oil in a large casserole or deep frying pan and gently fry the onion and spring onions for 5 minutes until softened. Turn up the heat to medium, add the rice and garlic, and fry for 1 minute until the rice is coated in the oil and turning translucent.
• Pour in the wine, stirring all the time, and let it almost fully reduce. Turn down the heat to low-medium and slowly add the stock, a ladle at a time, stirring regularly, only adding more once the last ladleful is absorbed. Season.
• For the green sauce, put the spinach, peas, olive oil and 100ml of water in a blender or food processor. Blitz to a smooth sauce.
• When you have added all the stock and the rice is nearly cooked (this will take about 25-30 minutes), stir in the green sauce. Keep stirring the risotto for a further 10 minutes, then stir in the peas, parmesan, lemon and cream. Season and simmer for 5 minutes until the peas are cooked and the rice is tender.
• Mix together all of the crab salsa ingredients. To serve, spoon the risotto into bowls and top with crab salsa and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve with lemon wedges and parmesan.

CRAB RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil together in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until soft. Do not brown, they should be translucent. Add the rice and saute for a further 3 to 5 minutes making sure the rice is well coated, Using a ladle, add about 1/2 cup of stock to the rice and stir over a medium heat until the rice is almost dry and all the stock has been incorporated. Repeat this process until the rice is cooked but still has a slight bite. The rice should be creamy and moist, not runny, and the cooking time should be around 30 minutes.
• Just before serving, fold in the crabmeat, chopped chives, and Parmesan. Drizzle sparingly with white truffle oil.

CREAMY CRAB RISOTTO WITH CHIVE OIL

Steps:

• Put a medium pot on a burner over medium heat. When the pot is hot, add the olive oil and shallots and simmer until the shallots are translucent. Pour the wine into the pot and allow simmer until the wine is almost completely evaporated. Add the butter and when melted, add the rice and stir until coated with the butter. Add 3 cups of the chicken broth and gently simmer. Slowly add the remaining chicken stock and cook until the rice is soft. Add the crabmeat and milk and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add the Parmesan, Salt and pepper to taste, and mix well. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and continue to mix occasionally, until it's time to serve. To make the chive oil, add the chives and olive oil to a blender, and mix on high for about 3 minutes. Pour the oil in a small bowl or squeeze bottle.
• Serve the warm risotto in medium-sized bowls and drizzle a small amount of chive oil on top for a garnish.

CREAMY CRAB AND SPINACH RISOTTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly oil a 8"x10" baking dish.
• Defrost the spinach, squeeze out the water and coursely chop.
• Slice the mushrooms.
• Mince the garlic.
• Chop the imitation crab into bite size pieces.
• De-seed and dice the Roma tomato.
• Shred the Parmesan cheese.
• Over medium-high heat use a large saucepan to saute the mushrooms and garlic in remaining olive oil until the mushrooms begin to release their juices.
• Add the rice to the mushrooms and mix well to separate the grains.
• Add the crab, tomatoes, and spinach to the mushroom/rice mixture.
• Add the Alfredo sauce.
• Add the Old Bay seasoning then mix well to incorporate flavors (about 5 minutes).
• Add half the Parmesan cheese and mix until melted.
• Pour into baking disk.
• Top with breadcrumbs and remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake until the top turns a golden brown and casserole is bubbly.

CRAB RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat a large stockpot to medium-high, then add olive oil, onion, carrot, celery, tomato, bay leaf as well as salt & pepper. Saute until the onion is translucent.
• Add in 8 cups of water and crab shells, bring to a boil. Allow to boil for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, then strain out the crab shells, vegetables and spices. Reserve broth and keep on medium heat for use in the risotto.
• Bring a large frying pan to medium heat, add olive oil, shallots (or onion) and garlic. Cook until shallots are softened (1-2 minutes). Add the Arborio rice (or Carnaroli rice), cook (stirring occasionally) for 1-2 minutes before adding dry white wine.
• Add wine and cook for a minute, keeping the rice moving (stirring frequently). Add one-third to half of the crab stock, cook (stirring occasionally) for 3-5 minutes until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid.
• Add the remaining crab stock in ladled increments, allowing the rice to slowly absorb the liquid until the arborio rice becomes slightly translucent and is an al dente firmness and the core can still be seen in the center (about 20 minutes total time once broth is added).
• Add the crab meat, butter, mascarpone cheese, lemon zest and salt & pepper (to taste). Stir vigorously until all ingredients are well combined and a thick, creamy risotto is achieved.
• Adjust the seasoning (if necessary), serve and garnish with large lump crab, parmigiano and green onions, dill, or parsley (if desired).

CRAB & SAFFRON RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a low heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and cook over a low heat for 12 mins until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min. Tip in the rice, then turn up the heat to medium and fry for 3 mins. Pour in the wine and bring to the boil until the liquid is reduced by half.
• Turn the heat up to high and pour half the stock into the pan, stirring continuously until most of the stock has been absorbed. Add more stock, a ladleful at a time, letting each addition be absorbed before adding the next, stirring continuously (you will need most of the stock). This should take around 18-20 mins,by which point the rice should be cooked with a slight al-dente bite to it. Add the butter, both types of crabmeat, the saffron, cheese and the lemon zest and juice, and stir everything together. Season to taste, adding a little more stock to loosen if you need to. Spoon into shallow bowls and top with the herbs.

CREAMY SPINACH RISOTTO

Steps:

• Melt butter in deep pot and sauté onion and garlic until translucent - about 5 minutes.
• Add Arborio to pot and sauté for about 3 minutes.
• Add wine to rice and sauté until nearly dry, then mix in spices.
• Add ¼ - ½ cup of stock at a time to rice stirring often until it evaporates and repeat steps until stock is gone.
• During Step 4, in a separate smaller pot, bring ¼ cup of stock to a simmer, add spinach and cover. Cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Turn off heat and allow to cool slightly while covered.
• Put cream into a food processor, add spinach mix including juice, and process until smooth.
• When risotto is nearly done, add spinach mixture and mix well. Simmer until risotto evaporates to a creamy consistency.
• Add cheese, mix, and serve.

CREAMY CRAB RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a Medium Saucepan combine rice, water and wine. Bring to boil and then turn down to simmer.
• When approximately 2/3rds of the liquid is absorbed add the carrot, onion, shallots, crab, cream and herbs.
• Continue to simmer.
• Stir occasionally and check for absorbtion.
• It's done when it's nice and thick and the carrots are still crunchy.
• Add the chilli and cheese to the dish and bake at 220 degrees celcius for 15 minutes.