Peachy Wild Rice Recipes

SPICY WILD RICE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cook 1 1/4 cups wild rice blend as the label directs (discard the flavor packet, if included). Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 sliced small shallot, 1 sliced jalapeno, 12 ounces sliced mixed mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Fluff the rice and add to the skillet; season with salt. Stir in 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro.

WILD RICE WITH MUSHROOMS AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package instructions. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are browned, about 13 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in cooked rice and remove from heat. Stir in parsley and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.

PEACHY RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the yogurt, honey, lemon juice and salt. Stir in the rice, peaches and celery. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, stir in walnuts.

WILD RICE AND BERRIES WITH POPPED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large saucepan, bring 5 cups water to a boil over high. Stir in 1 cup wild rice along with the dried berries and maple syrup. Once the mixture comes back to a boil, reduce the heat so the liquid is just simmering, cover and cook until the grains begin to open, 20 to 40 minutes, checking doneness after about 20 minutes. (The rice is done when it has opened slightly, is tender and has quadrupled in size.)
• Drain the excess liquid from the rice. (The cloudy cooking liquid tastes sweet and nutty and can be sipped on its own, reserved for use in the roast turkey with berry-mint sauce and black walnuts, or used as a stock substitute.)
• Meanwhile, toast the hazelnuts: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the hazelnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast them until the skin blisters and cracks, and they begin to smell nutty, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the nuts to a clean dish towel and massage them aggressively to remove most of the skins. Crush the nuts directly in the towel using the flat side of a knife or the bottom of a small, heavy frying pan.
• Add the remaining 1/4 cup rice to a dry medium skillet and cook the rice over high heat, shaking the pan, until it begins to darken and about half of the kernels have popped, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Drizzle the boiled rice with the hazelnut oil and season to taste with salt. Divide among bowls and garnish with the popped rice, hazelnuts and chives.

WILD RICE

Steps:

• Combine the wild rice, water and salt in a heavy saucepan. Bring to the boil. Cover closely and cook over gentle heat about 45 minutes.
• Spoon and scrape the rice into a mixing bowl and let cool.

MANITOBA WILD RICE

Steps:

• Rinse rice in colander with cold running water.
• In large saucepan, bring water and salt to boil; add rice; reduce heat to medium low and simmer, covered 30 minutes.
• Drain.
• Meanwhile, in skillet, over medium high heat, fry bacon 3 to 5 minutes or until crisp.
• Transfer bacon to paper towel; pat dry and chop.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from skillet; add onions and cook, stirring 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add green pepper, celery and mushrooms; cook, stirring 3 minutes.
• Transfer vegetable mixture to 8 cup casserole.
• Stir in butter, beef stock, half of the bacon and rice.
• Top with remaining bacon.
• Bake covered, 15 to 20 minutes in 350 F degree oven until rice is tender.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.