LIMA
BEAN RISOTTO
3 Tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 fresh rosemary sprigs or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried, crumbled
3 14 1/2-ounce cans chicken broth
1 1/2 cups (about) water
2 1/4 cups Arborio rice (Italian
market)
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 1/2 10-ounce package frozen baby lima beans, thawed
1 1/4 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add onion and rosemary and cook until onion is translucent, stirring
occasionally, about 8 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring chicken broth and 1 1/2 cups water to simmer in medium
saucepan. Reduce heat to very low
and keep mixture hot.
Add rice to onion mixture and stir 2 minutes.
Add wine and stir until all liquid is absorbed.
Add lima beans and 3/4 cup broth mixture; reduce heat and simmer until
liquid is absorbed, stirring frequently. Continue
adding enough of remaining broth mixture. 1/2 cup at a time until rice is just
tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently and allowing each addition to
be absorbed before adding next, about 20 minutes.
Remove risotto from heat. Mix
in grated Parmesan. Season risotto
to taste with salt and pepper and serve.