Wild rice recipes...AnnW, KarlaB

[Karen]

For a long time I used this recipe for wild rice:

Cook wild rice:
1 cup wild rice
4 cups water
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer 45-60 minutes. If necessary, drain excess water.

Add:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup sauteed onions and mushrooms

(Source: Joy of Cooking)
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Then I found this one, which is probably not as healthy, but is sure good:

1/2 cup wild rice
4 slices bacon
1 small onion, sliced thin
2 cups thinly sliced red cabbage
2 tsp red-wine vinegar

Cook wild rice (as above - adjust amounts as needed).

While rice is cooking, cook bacon in a skillet and transfer to paper towels to drain. Leave 1 tablespoon drippings in the pan. Heat drippings in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, and saute onion and cabbage, until softened. Add vinegar and salt and pepper to taste and saute, stirring, 1 minute. Chop bacon. Just before serving, stir cabbage mixture and bacon into wild rice.

(source: www.epicurious.com)

Hope you enjoy it!

Karen

[RCT]

oh Karen these look great...but I am wondering....do you have a hard time finding wild rice where you are...here its a toughie....is there a brand of Wild Rice you use?

TIA

[AnnW]

Thanks! I decided to have a dinner party tomorrow night (or as others would say....some people over to dinner ;) ) This will be perfect!

[KarlaB]

Thanks Karen!! Both sound great!! :licklips:

Ann - ROFL!

[Karen]

RCT - Here in ND, we buy Loon Bay Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice*, but even when I was is CA we didn't have trouble finding it (don't remember that brand).

* Interesting...this is distributed by Grey Owl Foods, an Indian owned company. The package says they market for the benefit of indigenous people. Their pone number is 218-327-2281, in Grand Rapids, MN. Just FYI.

[RCT]

thanks Karen;)