Granny's Crawfish
Risotto
1
1/2 cup Crayfish meat (or lobster as a substitute)
1
cup Long rice (long grain)
4
oz Bacon
1 1/2
cup White sauce
18 x Oysters, beaded
1/2
tsp Salt
2
tbs Dry sherry
1/2 doz
Tomatoes, halved
3 x Lemons, sliced
Parsley
Method:
1. Cut the bacon up and fry. Keep hot in oven
2. Use a little of the bacon fat to fry the rice. Stir the rice as it is frying
and fry until brown.
3. Add four cups of boiling water and the salt and cook the rice until it is
tender. Drain away the water and keep the rice hot in the oven.
4. Make a white sauce and add the sherry. Then mix in the crayfish and oysters
and add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Serve on a large plate with the crayfish in the middle and the tomato and
lemon slices interspersed with parsley around the edge.
Serves 4
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