Manitoba Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf
Northern lake wild rice simmered and finished with browned mushrooms and onion.
🇨🇦Canada· Manitoba
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 55 min
- Total
- 70 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 260 kcal
Equipment
- •Saucepan
- •Frying pan
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- fat
- 7 g
- carbs
- 42 g
- protein
- 9 g
- calories
- 260
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the wild rice and simmer it in the stock, covered, for 40-50 minutes until the grains split open.
- 2
Drain off any excess liquid.
- 3
Fry the onion in the butter until soft, add the mushrooms and cook hard until browned.
- 4
Add the thyme and season well.
- 5
Fold the mushrooms through the rice and finish with parsley.
Chef's tips
Cook until the grains burst; underdone wild rice is tough and tastes of nothing.
Ingredient substitutions
- butter → oil for a vegan version
Storage
4 days refrigerated; freezes well.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Salting the cooking water heavily, which toughens the grain
Serving suggestions
Beside roast bison or pickerel
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