Brown Rice Risotto with Winter Squash - from DreamsofBhutan.com

Ingredients

• Salt
• 1 cup short- or medium-grain brown rice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil or butter
• 1 medium onion or large shallot, chopped
• Black pepper
• About 2 cups winter squash in roughly 3/4-inch cubes
• 1/2 cup dry white wine or water
• About 4 cups any stock (shrimp, chicken, lobster, vegetable, pork) or water
• About 1 cup bite-size pieces of meat or shellfish (precooked is O.K.): sausage, pork, lobster, shrimp, chicken, etc.
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, optional
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil or parsley