Crab and Coconut Risotto with Mango
This sweet mélange of flavors makes a delicious first course or an appetizing light lunch.
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup chopped sweet onion
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 (13.5-ounce) can light coconut milk, divided
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, heated
- 1/2 pound lump crabmeat
- 1 ripe mango, chopped
- Flaked coconut
Preparation
- Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add rice, and stir until well-coated and translucent, about 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in brown sugar and next 3 ingredients. Stir in half of coconut milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until liquid is absorbed. Repeat with remaining coconut milk. Stir in the hot broth, 1 cup at a time, stirring frequently, until each addition has been absorbed. (The entire process should take 20 to 25 minutes.)
- Stir in crabmeat and mango, and cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with flaked coconut.
Crab and Coconut Risotto with Mango Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Side Dishes/Vegetables
- CUISINE: Italian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Rice/Grains
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Gluten-Free
- OCCASION: Summer
- PUBLICATION: Coastal Living
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