Risotto With Shrimp And Vegetables

Ingredients

1/2 c mushrooms
3 c water
1 c dry wine
2 tomatoes
1 bunch broccoli
4 tb butter
1 onion
1 clove garlic
2 c arborio rice
1 1/2 lb shrimp
1/2 c basil leaves
5 quart dutch oven over high hea broccoli

Instructions

tender-crisp. Transfer to bowl; cover, and keep warm. Add 2 tablespoons butter to Dutch oven; saute onion and garlic for 1 minute. Add rice; cook over medium heat, stirring, for 2 minutes. Laddle simmering broth, 1/2 cup at a time, into rice mixture, while stirring. Alloe rice to absorb broth before adding more. After 10 minutes, add mushrooms, and continue to cook, stirring, until rice is tender but firm, about 10 to 15 minutes longer. Rice should be creamy. Remove rice from heat; cover and keep warm. Melt remaining butter in medium skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp; cook, stirring constantly, until shrimp are just pink, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir tomatoes and broccoli into cooked rice. Add shrimp and pan liquid to rice and vegetable mixture; mix well. Cook over medium-high heat until heated through; remove from heat. Stir in basil, if desired. Serve immediately in warmed shallow soup bowls or deep plates. Makes 6 main-dish or 10 first-course servings. [McCall's COOKING SCHOOL No 12]